This document defines dietary supplements and discusses their regulation, types, uses, benefits and risks. It notes that dietary supplements are intended to supplement the diet and can provide nutrients from food sources or be synthesized. They include vitamins, minerals, herbs and other products. The DSHEA of 1994 defined supplements and removed FDA authority to regulate them as drugs. Over 50% of Americans regularly use supplements, which are produced by large and small companies.

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3. What is a Dietry Supplements?
• Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) of 1994
Definition:
• A dietary supplement is a manufactured product intended to
supplement the diet when taken by mouth as a pill, capsule,
tablet, or liquid. A supplement can provide nutrients either
extracted from food sources or synthetic, individually or in
combination, in order to increase the quantity of their
consumption.

4. Types of Dietary Supplements
• Dietary supplements include: Variety of For
• Vitamins Tablets
• Minerals Capsules
• Herbals & botanicals Powders
• Amino acids Drinks
• Enzymes
• Many other products

5. Regulation Of Dietary Supplements
• Until 1994, dietary supplements were under the
regulatory.
• Authority of the FDA (Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act of 1958—FD&C Act)
• In 1994, the Dietary Supplements Health and Education
Act(DSHEA) removed FDA’s authority by excluding
dietary supplements from the FD&C Act.

6. • More than 50% of
americans use dietary
supplements on a regular
basis
• Regulated as foods , not
drugs

7. Facts About Supplements
• More than 1000 new supplements
are developed each year.
• Large and small companies
produce supplements.
• Supplements have been touted to
treat almost every condition
known to man.
• People take supplements for a
variety of reasons.
• Supplements can interact with
medications.

8. Why Dietary Supplements Are Used?
• Dietary supplements can
be used to improve
physical performance
• During exercise
• Build muscle
• Change body composition
and delay fatigue
• If used unwisely, however,
they can adversely affect
overall health.

9. Benifits Of Dietary Supplements
• Some dietary supplements can improve overall
health and help manage some health conditions.
• For example:
• Calcium and vitamin D
• Help keep bones strong
• Reduce bone loss.

10. Why Dietary Supplements Are Bad?
• You are most likely to have side effects from
dietary supplements if you take them at high
doses or instead of prescribed medicines, or if
you take many different supplements. Some
supplements can increase the risk of bleeding or,
if taken before surgery, can change your
response to anesthesia.

11. How To Use?
• Always take your supplement
according to the directions on
the label.
• For best absorption, some
dietary supplements should be
taken with food.
• You may need to take others
on an empty stomach.
• Buy only single-name
supplement.