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PDR for Nutritional Supplements 2nd Edition (Pdr for Nutritional Supplements)
PDR for Nutritional Supplements 2nd Edition - Pdr for Nutritional Supplements Author:Sheldon Hendler Ph.D. M.D., David Rorvik The large numbers of Americans currently supplementing their regimen with various vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients continues to need a reliable, research-based source of information on these supplements. Now in its second edition, the PDRŽ for Nutritional Supplements maintains its status as a concise yet, comprehensive resource of the ent... more »ire spectrum of current nutritional products. Updated and now including a new section on functional foods and drinks, the PDRŽ for Nutritional Supplements 2nd edition condenses the chemical nature of the supplement, claims made for it, laboratory animal and human research, risks and precautions and doses. Along with various useful indexes, each supplement monograph (arranged alphabetically by supplement name) contains information specific to:
trade names
supplement description and pharmacology
indications and usage
contraindications and precautions
possible adverse reactions
over dosage, dosage and administration
how supplied (liquid, caplet, etc.).
Claims proven, not proven, and disproved are summarized. The PDRŽ for Nutritional Supplements 2nd edition also has a brief list of common laboratory test values, directories of poison control centers, drug information centers, and U.S. Food and Drug Administration telephone services. Written by a physician with a Ph.D. in biochemistry and molecular biology, and a science and medicine reporter for Time magazine, the second edition of PDRŽ for Nutritional Supplements fills a gap in reference collections for all meaningful nutritional supplements and functional food and drink.
Those seeking objective, scientific information about nutritional supplements will find it in the newest addition to the PDR family.« less