dietary supplement
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There has been a rapid increase in the use of supplements since the early 1990s, leading to debates over whether or how tightly such supplements should be regulated by the FDA. (At this writing, because they are not medicines, they need not pass the stringent tests that medicines must undergo).
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The team noted that although arginine is sold as a dietary supplement, the dose and schedule used in their experiments were designed for research and do not match commercial products.
From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2025
Things that happen to cells in a plastic dish—say, when you add an ingredient found in a dietary supplement to them—aren’t representative of what will happen to a person consuming those supplements.
From Slate • Mar. 27, 2024
Pure Encapsulations magnesium capsules, used as a dietary supplement.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2024
The CDC's most recent data estimates that "57.6% of adults aged 20 and over reported using any dietary supplement in the past 30 days."
From Salon • Aug. 12, 2023
Algae reduces appetite and as a dietary supplement can assist in weight loss.
From How and When to Be Your Own Doctor by Solomon, Steve
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