Programs and Activities
Details about ODS programs including dietary supplement label and ingredient databases, analytical methods and reference materials, evidence-based reviews, and NIH Botanical Research Centers.
A brief summary of ODS programs and activities: who we are and what we do. More »
A program to stimulate the development of validated analytical methods and reference materials for dietary supplement ingredients. More »
ODS makes accurate and up-to-date scientific information about dietary supplements available to researchers, health care providers, and the public through fact sheets, brochures, exhibits, and newsletters. More »
Database of federally funded research projects pertaining to dietary supplements. More »
ODS-led efforts pertaining to vitamin D as well as resources for researchers. More »
Database under development. Will provide the composition of dietary supplements derived from analytical chemical data. Also includes Web links to federal government reports on dietary supplement use in the U.S. More »
ODS's annual course for faculty and students, providing a thorough overview of the issues, concepts, and controversies about dietary supplements and supplement ingredients. More »
Systematic reviews of the scientific literature on the efficacy and safety of selected dietary supplements. More »
Automatically limits citation search results to dietary supplement related literature in NLM's PubMed database. More »
ODS co-funded dietary supplement research centers focused on botanical safety, efficacy and biological action. More »
The majority of the ODS budget supports research on dietary supplements in collaboration with many NIH institutes and centers. More »
List of upcoming and archived ODS staff presentations. More »
Articles authored by ODS staff on dietary supplement research published in peer-reviewed, scientific journals. More »
Dietary supplement and nutrition research training and career development opportunities within both the NIH intramural and extramural programs. More »