Fit and Well

Internet Activity 25

Dietary Supplements

The responsibility for becoming informed about dietary supplements is currently left primarily to the consumer. Choose a dietary supplement and investigate one of its ingredients. Use the resources listed below or do a search to locate at least one research study on the substance you’ve chosen to investigate. If you locate a large number of studies, choose one that relates to the claims made on the supplement label. Once you find an appropriate study, write a brief description of it.

National Library of Medicine: PubMed

NIH Office of Dietary Supplements

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Site visited (URL):

Substance:

Citation of study:

Brief description of study:

Finally, search the FDA’s Web site and check the listings at the USDA’s Dietary supplements page for the substance you investigated. You may find a fact sheet, a health warning, a report of an adverse effect associated with its use, or other helpful materials. Briefly describe any information you find at these sites:

Your Name
Your Email Address
Professor Email Address

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