Subfile:
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Format (FM):
Fact Sheet (22).
Language(s) (LG):
English.
Year Published (YR):
2001.
Audience code (AC):
Health Professionals (100). General Public/Consumers (300).
Corporate Author (CN):
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration.
Source (SO):
College Park, MD: Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration. 2001. 4 p.
Availability (AV):
Available from CFSAN Outreach and Information Center. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 200 C Street, SW (HFS-555), Washington, DC 20204. (888) 723-3366.
PRICE: Single copy free.
Abstract (AB):
This Food and Drug Administration fact sheet provides information on several supplements about which consumers frequently have questions. The supplements discussed include ephedra or ephedrine, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), melatonin, dieter's teas, L-tryptophan, folic acid, gamma hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), gamma butyrolactone (GBL), and 1,4-butanediol (BD). The fact sheet also provides information about where consumers can go for more information on each supplement is also provided.
Major Descriptors (MJ):
Dietary Supplements. Ephedrine. Melatonin. Folic Acid. Dehydroepiandrosterone.
Minor Descriptors (MN):
Consumer Awareness.
Verification/Update Date (VE):
200302.
Notes (NT):
Copyright: No.
Accession Number (AN):
AMDC03333.
