Dietary Supplements
Questions To Ask Before Taking Vitamin and Mineral Supplements
USDA. NAL. Food and Nutrition Information Center.
Are you considering vitamin or mineral supplements? Do you think you need them? Or that they "can't hurt"? Here are some questions to ask before you decide to take them.
MedlinePlus: Dietary SupplementsDHHS. NIH. National Library of Medicine.
A wealth of information on supplements from government and health-related agencies.
Dietary Supplement Fact SheetsDHHS. NIH. Office of Dietary Supplements.
Fact sheets on the functions, food sources, intake recommendations and more for many dietary supplements.
Using Dietary Supplements WiselyDHHS. NIH. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
Answers to frequently asked questions. Available in PDF|328 KB.
General Resources
Dietary Supplements: Consumer Education and General InformationDHHS. FDA. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
Provides information and resources on the regulation and labeling of dietary supplements.
Dietary and Herbal SupplementsDHHS. NIH. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
Links to information to help understand dietary supplements, find research resources and clinical trials, and more.
MedlinePlus: All Herbs and SupplementsDHHS. NIH. National Library of Medicine.
Provides monographs on over 100 herbs and supplements including evidence-based, peer-reviewed data, and selected illustrations.
Office of Dietary Supplements
DHHS. NIH. Office of Dietary Supplements.
Mission is to strengthen knowledge and understanding of dietary supplements by evaluating scientific information, stimulating and supporting research, disseminating research results, and educating the public.
Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) of 1994, Public Law 103-417DHHS. NIH. Office of Dietary Supplements.
Find the wording of the Federal Regulations regarding dietary supplements, as amended to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. 103rd Congress.
Tips For The Savvy Supplement User: Making Informed Decisions And Evaluating InformationDHHS. FDA. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
Guidance for making informed decisions about dietary supplement use. Look here for supplement information in Spanish.
Dietary Supplements: Background InformationDHHS. NIH. Office of Dietary Supplements.
Information on dietary supplements including definitions, regulations, claims, labels, health benefits and safety.
Overview of Dietary SupplementsDHHS. FDA. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
Questions and answers about dietary supplements.
PubMed Dietary Supplement SubsetDHHS. NIH. Office of Dietary Supplements; National Library of Medicine.
Provides citations from published, scientific literature on dietary supplements including vitamin, mineral, phytochemical, ergogenic, botanical, and herbal supplements.
Dietary Supplements Labels DatabaseDHHS. NIH. National Library of Medicine.
A product-based database that includes information on more than 2,000 brands of dietary supplements and their ingredients, uses, and manufacturers. Allows users to determine what ingredients are in specific brands and to compare ingredients in different brands.
Dietary Supplement Ingredient Database (DSID)USDA. ARS. Nutrient Data Laboratory; DHHS. NIH. Office of Dietary Supplements.
Estimates levels of ingredients in a representative sample of adult multivitamin/multimineral supplements compared to content claimed on the ingredient label.
Annual Bibliographies of Significant Advances in Dietary Supplement ResearchDHHS. NIH. Office of Dietary Supplements.
Annual bibliographies presenting significant dietary supplement research since 1999.
