Chapter 12 Nutrition

Which of the following is NOT true about the labeling of supplements?

. A cautionary statement must appear when there are known adverse effects.

Dietary supplements are a ...... billion dollar a year industry

30

The main difference between a health claim and a structure/function claim is that the FDA has NOT evaluated a health claim, and it HAS evaluated a structure/function claim.

FALSE

The most common dietary supplement taken by Americans is

Multivitamin and multimineral

2 differences between conventional drugs and dietary supplements

This is the manufacturers responsibility ... they do not undergo the same testing

A potential negative outcome of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) is that:

Unsafe substances can be added to supps and sold to consumers without being listed on labels * The FDA must prove that a substance is unsafe in order to restrict it from the market * once the FDA announces a product is unsafe they do not always have authority to remove it from the market FDA does not approve new dietary ingredients or supplements , they are free to be marketed 75days after info has been submitted to the FDA

Dietary supplements may be beneficial for

a prego woman , someone on a a diet with a restricted kilocalorie intake and an elderly man with pneumonia only

An individual with lactose intolerance may benefit from taking

calcium and Vitamin D

Example of acceptable structure / function claim to include on a label

calcium builds strong bones and Vitamin C supports collagen production

Which of the following is a description of herbs

examples St. Johns wort can have drug like effects can be dried preparations of flowers leaves can contain toxins

Nutraceutical may be added to or are naturally a part of a functional foods

lycopene anthocyanins fiber probiotics

A dietary supplement may contain which of the following dietary ingredients

minerals , amino acids herbs and vitamins

Which of the following characteristics of a food's composition would NOT cause it to be considered a functional food

naturally high in several vitamins and minerals

live beneficial bacteria found in fermented foods are called

probiotics

The FDA routinely monitors supplements for:

reports of adverse reactions.