- Dietary Supplements
The Food and Drug Administration provides information on the safety and labeling of dietary supplements.
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/supplmnt.html
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- Fat Soluble Vitamins
The expert editors from Aetna’s Intelihealth and Harvard Medical School offer information on vitamins A, D, E, and K.
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/325/20932/230636.html?d=dmtContent
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- Food and Nutrition Board
From the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, the Food and Nutrition Board presents Dietary Reference Intakes for vitamins.
http://www.iom.edu/fnb
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- Micronutrient Information Center
The Linus Pauling Institute provides a clickable index on some of the major vitamins.
http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/vitamins.html
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- NSF International
The National Sanitation Foundation is a national leader in public health and safety. The NSF label on a dietary supplement indicates product quality, consistency, and passage of inspection for contaminants.
http://www.nsf.org
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- Nutrition from the Kitchen, Not the Lab
From the Tufts University Health and Nutrition Letter, this article advises readers not to rely on dietary supplements for adequate nutrition.
http://healthletter.tufts.edu/issues/2005-11/nutrition.html
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- Office of Dietary Supplements
As part of the NIH, the Office of Dietary Supplements provides knowledge on dietary supplements and nutrient recommendations.
http://dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov/
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- The Vitamins
The University of Arizona presents this very engaging site on vitamins. Each vitamin, along with its dietary sources, functions, toxicity and deficiency diseases, is discussed.
http://ag.arizona.edu/NSC/courses/104nsc/ch07/ch07.htm
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- USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory (NDL)
The USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory (NDL) is responsible for providing information on the nutrient content of foods consumed in the United States. From this site you can conduct on-line searches of the USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference (SR). The site also contains frequently asked questions, a glossary, and links to food composition and nutrition home pages.
http://www.ars.usda.gov/ba/bhnrc/ndl
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- Vitamin C
From Ohio State University Extension, this site provides information on vitamin C, particularly vital in formation of collagen. A table lists foods that are particularly rich in vitamin C.
http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/5000/5552.html
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- Vitamin K
Interesting information on this often-overlooked vitamin is available from the Colorado State University.
http://arbl.cvmbs.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/misc_topics/vitamink.html
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- Vitamins and Minerals
The American Society for Nutrition provides a statement on use of vitamin and mineral supplements
http://www.asns.org/vitaminandmineral.html
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- Water Soluble Vitamins from InteliHealth
The experts editors from Aetna’s Inteliheath and the Harvard Medical School provide information on thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, biotin, pantothenic acid, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin B12, and vitamin C.
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/325/20932/230642.html?d=dmtContent
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