2012-05-24T14:56:31Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/dietary-supplements.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120090.html May 1, 2012 May 1, 2012

This editorial uses a recent meta-analysis on the effects of vitamin C on blood pressure to highlight pitfalls in nutrition research design.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/conf_proceedings/CF298.html Nov 14, 2011 Nov 14, 2011

The U.S. military has had a long-standing interest in the potential for dietary supplements to enhance performance and optimize health among military service personnel. An expert panel considered issues pertaining to the development, assessment (of both efficacy and safety), and regulation of multicomponent dietary supplements for the military.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/conf_proceedings/CF288.html Jun 2, 2011 Jun 2, 2011

The U.S. military has had a longstanding interest in the potential for dietary supplements to enhance performance and optimize health as well as an interest in their safety. An expert panel considered current policies regulating dietary supplement use among other similar groups (such as among athletes and pilots) and issues involved in crafting military policies and education about supplement use.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110095.html Dec 31, 2010 Dec 31, 2010

The existing scientific literature does not adequately address questions about the safety of probiotics.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20071109.html Dec 31, 2006 Dec 31, 2006

<p>The consumption of a food supplement significantly increased plasma zinc concentrations in Chilean elderly adults.</p>

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2006/01/24.html Jan 24, 2006 Jan 24, 2006

RAND news release: RAND Study Finds No Link Between Consuming Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Lower Incidence of Cancer

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20050116.html Dec 31, 2004 Dec 31, 2004

<p>The objective of this paper is to support the following thesis: In health services research, a statistician can, and often should, contribute beyond what is generally defined as the 'classical' statistician project role.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20050921.html Dec 31, 2004 Dec 31, 2004

<p>The objective of this review is to describe psychiatric adverse events occurring after ingestion of dietary supplements containing herbal ephedra and to assess the possible relationship between supplement use and the events.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20050102.html Dec 31, 2004 Dec 31, 2004

<p>As part of a synthesis of evidence regarding the efficacy and safety of ephedra, the authors describe data on psychiatric adverse events from reports submitted to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20030215.html Jan 31, 2003 Jan 31, 2003

<p>This research addresses questions regarding the safety and efficacy of herbal ephedra and ephedrine for weight loss and athletic performance through a comprehensive literature review and synthesis of evidence.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20030304.html Dec 31, 2002 Dec 31, 2002

<p>Ephedra and ephedrine sometimes are used for weight loss or enhanced athletic performance, but the efficacy and safety of these compounds are uncertain.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20000517.html Dec 31, 1999 Dec 31, 1999

<p>Enteral tube and parenteral hyperalimentation are widely used nutritional support systems.</p>