INDEX
adverse event reports, 29, 69–70
advertising, 4–5, 68
aegeline, 7, 45–47
American College of Sports Medicine, 20, 53
amino acids, 50, 51–53
anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS), 53–54, 56, 57
Armstrong, Lance, 59–60
banned supplements: dimethylamylamine (DMAA), 46, 48–49; ma
huang (ephedra), 44–45
benefits of supplements: as a fever reducer, 31; as a pain reducer,
31; treatment of cancer, 32; treatment of heart disease, 32;
treatment of malaria, 32
Bolt, Usain, 58
branched-chain amino acids, 51–52
charts, 15, 27, 32–33, 35
ChooseMyPlate.gov, 17
Clark, Nancy, 20, 56
complementary care, 34
consumer awareness, 10
contaminants and contamination, 11, 34, 64–67
creatine, 50, 52–53
dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), 50
detoxification products, 67
diagram, 54
diet and healthy eating, 16–18
Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA), 9
dietary supplements, 4–12: additives, 8; chemicals, 30; false
claims, 5, 10, 68–69; recall of, 7.
See
contaminants and
contamination; herbal supplements; regulations; risk factors of
supplements; sports supplements; weight-loss supplements
dimethylamylamine (DMAA), 46, 48–49
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