A guide to understanding dietary supplements

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* Foreword * Foreword * Preface * Acknowledgments * Chapter 1. Overview of the Dietary Supplement Industry and the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act * Introduction * What Are Dietary Supplements? * Why Are Dietary Supplements So Popular? * DSHEA * Sources for Additional Information on Dietary Supplements * Chapter 2. The Product Development Process for Dietary Supplements * Introduction * Drug Development As a Model for Dietary Supplements * Consumer Product Development As a Model for Dietary Supplements * New Product Development Approaches * Adapting the NPD Process * Encouraging Creativity * Summary * Chapter 3. Critical Evaluation of Dietary Supplements * Introduction * History of Use and Safety * Claims Substantiation * Scientific Support * Third-Party Screening of Dietary Supplements * Putting Dietary Supplement Claims into the Proper Perspective * FDA Guidance on Scientific Review of Health Claims * Advertising and Claims Substantiation for Dietary Supplements * Chapter 4. Supplements for Weight Loss * Introduction * Exercise versus Diet * Step Far Away from the Cheesecake * Supplements That May Help * Summary * Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) * Hydroxycitric Acid (HCA) * Chitosan * Glucomannan/Konjac * Ma Huang/Ephedra * Guarana * Synephrine/Zhi Shi * Carnitine * Pyruvate * Bladderwrack * White Willow * Chapter 5. Sports Supplements and Ergogenic Aids * Introduction * Supplements to Use with Exercise * Functional Categorization of Sports Supplements * Summary * Creatine * Ribose * Amino Acids * Branched-Chain Amino Acids (BCAAs) * Androstenedione * Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) * Beta-Hydroxy Beta-Methylbutyrate (HMB) * Tribulus terrestris (Puncture Vine) * Cordyceps sinensis * Glycerol * Ornithine Alpha-Ketoglutarate (OKG) or Alpha-Ketoglutarate (AKG) * Gamma-Oryzanol/Ferulic Acid/Rice Bran Oil * Medium-Chain Triglycerides (MCTs) * Sodium Bicarbonate * Protein Supplements * Whey Protein * Carnosine * Proteolytic Enzymes * Chapter 6. Supplements for Boosting Energy Levels * Introduction * Daily Eating Strategies * Rest * Supplements * Ginseng * Royal Jelly * Bee Pollen * B-Complex Vitamins * Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) * Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) * Rhodiola * Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (NADH) * Sea Buckthorn * Brewer's Yeast * Inosine * Chapter 7. Supplements for Bone Health * Introduction * Factors Associated with Skeletal Health * Dietary Supplements for Healthy Bones * Calcium * Magnesium * Boron * Vitamin D * Vitamin K * Chapter 8. Supplements for Joint Health * Introduction * Causes of Arthritis and Conventional Treatments * Practical Advice * Contributing Factors * Dietary Supplements * Summary * Glucosamine * Chondroitin Sulfate (CS) * Boswellia (Boswellia serrata) * Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) * Hydrolyzed Collagen Protein (HCP)/Gelatin * Devil's Claw * Green-Lipped Mussel * Sea Cucumber * Chapter 9. Supplements for Mood and Brain Health * Introduction * The First Step--Diet and Exercise * Dietary Supplements * St. John's Wort * 5-Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) * Phenylalanine/D,L-Phenylalanine (DLPA) * Phosphatidylserine (PS) * Choline * Ginkgo Biloba * Huperzine A (HupA) * Vinpocetine * Kava-Kava * S-Adenosylmethionine (SAMe) * Valerian * Melatonin * Feverfew * Chapter 10. Supplements for Heart Health * Introduction * Opening Blood Vessels * Strengthening the Heart Muscle * Controlling Free Radical Damage * Summary * Red Yeast Rice (RYR) * Soy * Essential Fatty Acids and Omega-3 Fatty Acids * Garlic * Hawthorn * Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10)/Ubiquinone * Vitamin B6 * Vitamin B12 * Folic Aci