PDR for Nutritional Supplements

The large numbers of Americans currently supplementing their regimen with various vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients continues to need a reliable, research-based source of information on these supplements. Now in its second edition, the PDR® for Nutritional Supplements maintains its status as a concise yet comprehensive resource of the entire spectrum of current nutritional products. Updated and now including new information specific to functional foods, the PDR® for Nutritional Supplements, 2nd Edition includes the chemical nature of the supplement, claims made for it, laboratory animal and human research, risks and precautions and doses.

Updated to include new information specific to functional foods and drinks, the new 2nd edition condenses the chemical nature of the supplement, claims made for it, laboratory animal and human research, risks and precautions and doses.
• Contains useful indexes, each supplement monograph (arranged alphabetically by supplement name) contains information specific to: trade names; supplement description and pharmacology; indications and usage; contraindications and precautions; possible adverse reactions; overdosage, dosage and administration; how supplied (liquid, caplet, etc.)
• Contains a brief list of common laboratory test values, directories of poison control centers, drug information centers, and U.S. Food and Drug Administration telephone services
• Written by a physician with a Ph.D. in biochemistry and molecular biology, and a science and medicine reporter for Time magazine