
If nutritional supplements are allegedly so “dangerous,” as the news media so often claim, then where are the bodies?
There was not even one death caused by a dietary supplement in 2008, according to the most recent information collected by the U.S. National Poison Data System. The new 174-page annual report of the "American Association of Poison Control Centers", published in the journal Clinical Toxicology, shows zero deaths from multiple vitamins; zero deaths from any of the B vitamins; zero deaths from vitamins A, C, D, or E; and zero deaths from any other vitamin.
Additionally, there were no deaths whatsoever from any amino acid or herbal product........Furthermore, there were zero deaths in 2008 from any dietary mineral supplement. This means there were no fatalities from calcium, magnesium, chromium, zinc, colloidal silver, selenium, iron, or multimineral supplements. Read More. . .
Browse the articles below to get the facts straight on dietary supplements.
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The Gormley File: The $825 Billion Dollar Folly
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Is it Okay to Take Medicines & Vitamins Together?
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New Recommendations Address Evolving Calcium Needs
By Suzanne Dixon, MPH, MS, RD
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Panel Increases Vitamin D Recommendations
By Suzanne Dixon, MPH, MS, RD
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Supplement Safety Myths & Facts
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Know the Facts About Drug-Supplement Interactions
By Jane Hart, MD
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Does Complementary-Alternative Medicine Really Work?
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Surprising Deficiencies, Even with Supplements
By Kimberly Beauchamp, ND
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How Do I Pick the Right Vitamins & Herbs?
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New Study Shows Dietary Supplement Industry Contributes More than $60 Billion to National Economy
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Still Fighting to Protect Vitamins!
By Neil Levin, CCN
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How Medications Can Lead to Vitamin Deficiency
By Patrick Massey, MD, PHD
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Court Victory for Allowable Health Claims for Food or Supplements
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News Flash: ‘Supplements Are Safe, Healthful and Well-Regulated’
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New Study Puts Cost on Vitamin D Deficiency
By Greg Arnold, DC
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Health Freedom Nation - Consumers Take Control
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Health Misinformation continues on CBS News
By Neil Levin, CCN
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Health Freedom: NOW's Recent Legislative Efforts
By Neil Levin, CCN
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FDA Scientists Report Political Interference
By Neil Levin, CCN
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No Deaths from Vitamins, Minerals, Amino Acids or Herbs
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DSHEA Critics Want Government Pre-approval of All New Dietary Supplement Formulas
By Neil Levin, CCN
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Boston Globe Wrong on Vitamins, Supplements
By Neil Levin, CCN
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Organic Supplements: What Makes Them Organic?
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Supplement Use Increasing in Both Use and Health Benefits
By Greg Arnold, DC
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Healthcare without Dietary Supplements is Not Reform
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Study Shows High Supplement Use Among Doctors and Nurses
By Greg Arnold, DC
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Dietary Supplements: Setting the Record Straight
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Making the “Cut”: What the Latest Recall Tells us … and Doesn’t
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What You Should Know About Complementary Medicine
By Patrick Massey, MD, PHD
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Nanotechnology in Nutritional Supplements - Regulatory Issues
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How DSHEA Was Really Won
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Lawmaking and the GAO report: A Dose of Reality
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More Nonsense in Vitamin Research
By Neil Levin, CCN
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Preparing for Compliance with the FDA cGMP for Dietary Supplements
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Simple Strategies for Reducing Medical Costs
By Patrick Massey, MD, PHD
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Vitamins: It's Dose That Does It
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Pharmaceutical Advertising Biases Journals Against Vitamin Supplements
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What If We Had No Law Protecting Our supplements? Our World without DSHEA
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Industry Self-Regulation and FDA Ensure Dietary Supplement Safety & Quality
By Neil Levin, CCN
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Vitamin Industry Under Siege
By Neil Levin, CCN
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Who's Afraid of GMO's? Me!
By Patrick Massey, MD, PHD
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Texas Academia Investigate Health-Nutrition Link
By Neil Levin, CCN
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Like the Environment, Health Care Should be Sustainable
By Patrick Massey, MD, PHD
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The Truth about 'Dangerous' Vitamins and Herbs
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Be Wary of Unsupported Therapeutic Claims Alternative Approach
By Patrick Massey, MD, PHD
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Misinformation About Herbs is Fool-Hardy
By Neil Levin, CCN
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NBC-5 Chicago News Interview Concerning Genetically Engineered Foods with Neil Levin, CCN
By Neil Levin, CCN
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Regulating Dietary Supplements
By Neil Levin, CCN
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