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A dietary supplement is a manufactured product intended to supplement a person's diet by taking a pill, capsule, tablet, powder, or liquid. [ 2 ] A supplement can provide nutrients either extracted from food sources, or that are synthetic (in order to increase the quantity of their consumption).
The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (" DSHEA "), is a 1994 statute of United States Federal legislation which defines and regulates dietary supplements. [1] Under the act, supplements are regulated by the FDA for Good Manufacturing Practices under 21 CFR Part 111. [2] The act was intended to exempt the dietary and herbal ...
The regulation of food and dietary supplements by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is a process governed by various statutes enacted by the United States Congress and interpreted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA"). Pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ("the Act") and accompanying legislation, the FDA has ...
Food fortification or enrichment is the process of adding micronutrients (essential trace elements and vitamins) to food. It can be carried out by food manufacturers, or by governments as a public health policy which aims to reduce the number of people with dietary deficiencies within a population. The predominant diet within a region can lack ...
Nutritional science is the study of nutrition, though it typically emphasizes human nutrition. The type of organism determines what nutrients it needs and how it obtains them. Organisms obtain nutrients by consuming organic matter, consuming inorganic matter, absorbing light, or some combination of these.
Nutraceutical. Nutraceutical is a marketing term used to imply a pharmaceutical effect from a compound or food product that has not been scientifically confirmed or approved to have clinical benefits. [ 1 ][ 2 ] In the United States, nutraceuticals are considered and regulated as a subset of foods (such as dietary supplements) by the Food and ...
Regulation of supplements varies widely by country. In the United States, a dietary supplement is defined under the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994. [74] There is no FDA approval process for dietary supplements, and no requirement that manufacturers prove the safety or efficacy of supplements introduced before 1994.
Packets of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food. Therapeutic foods are foods designed for specific, usually nutritional, therapeutic purposes as a form of dietary supplement.The primary examples of therapeutic foods are used for emergency feeding of malnourished children or to supplement the diets of persons with special nutrition requirements, such as the elderly.