Dietary supplements are a product you eat or drink. These are a being manufactured with intend to help a person’s health and well-being. There are thousands of supplements on the market and a consumer may wonder which product will help. First off,
According to the US Government, dietary supplements represent a vast and growing market among American consumers interested in maintaining or improving their health, appearance, or vigor. In 1994, there were approximately 4,000 dietary supplement products on the market, and by 2008, this number was estimated to have grown to about 75,000 supplements available to consumers (Journal of Consumer Affairs).
From the information we can portray this industry is growing rapidly and will continue this trend in well into the future as new companies evolve.
Additionally, as of 2010, American consumers were spending over $28 billion per year on Nutritional supplements (Journal of Consumer Affairs). This goes to show that Americans are involved in the industry of supplements and spend significant amounts of money. There are these types of Businesses in most retail strip malls pushing supplements such as GNC, Supper Supplements, and Vitamin Shoppe that promote and sell supplements.
Although, The FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation; and helping the public get the accurate, science based information they need to use medicines and foods to improve their health (FDA). Some of these supplements on the market are FDA approved and although dietary supplement manufacturers must registe...
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...r diet is ultimately, what pays out the most gains.
Finally, based on my research about supplements I myself buy and use several products. I exercise at my local gym and I am into anaerobic exercise. I take these supplements to promote better health. Some of the supplements I take are Optimum Nutrition Whey Protein, Animal Vita Packs, Cellucor C4 pre workout booster, and Casein Whey Protein. All the supplements I take are beneficial and provide my body the proper supplements to help achieve my goals of gaining muscle mass.
In Conclusion, the general consumer should consider a doctor’s recommendation before including supplements into their diets and although there are many supplements on the market that portray to be a miracle drug in weight loss or muscle gains etc. In reality most are not effective and will be money wasted and with no positive benefits.
...is still research to be done, but for now it is up to the individual to decide if he or she is healthy enough to take these products safely or if it is even worth taking,given the long-term effects.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or USFDA) is a federal agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, one of the United States federal executive departments. The FDA is responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the regulation and supervision of food safety, tobacco products, dietary supplements, prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceutical drugs (medications), vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, blood transfusions, medical devices, electromagnetic radiation emitting devices (ERED), cosmetics, animal foods & feed and veterinary products.
While you can buy dietary supplements any time over-the-counter, please note that some supplements may have unfavorable drug interaction with other prescription drugs. Always refer to your physician before taking any dietary supplements.
To begin, the Federal Food and Drug Administration does not have the power to regulate supplements like it does with drugs. Once a product is out on the market, the FDA has to prove that it is dangerous or has illegal additives before it can be removed. The FDA has targeted around seventy tainted weight loss products after learning that they had been mixed with undeclared stimulants, diuretics, and antidepressants (Trebilcock 2). The Federal Food, and Drug, Administration is responsible for ensuring that the manufacturers of foods provide safe ingredients and the correct amount of dosages for their products.
Per capita spending on prescription drugs in America is far greater than any other country. Kesselheim goes on to say that this is a natural result of America’s free market approach to healthcare resulting in monopolies. These healthcare monopolies are not held accountable for their high drug prices. The claims that these costs can be justified through research and development is rubbish, according to
To give background on the FDA and USDA for better understanding the USDA is responsible for meat and poultry, while the FDA is responsible for dairy, seafood, and vegetables. The USDA was founded in 1862 to encourage food creation in the United States (Sherrow 15). Dr. Peter Collier was the first person to suggest rules and laws for the safety of our food (Sherrow 15). Congress passed the Meat Inspection Act in 1890. The Act made the USDA inspectors inspect all pig products (Sherrow 15). In 1906 the Comprehensive Meat Inspection Act was passed. The act assigned inspectors from the UDSA to the United States’ 163 slaughter houses. In the slaughter houses the meat needed to be inspected before and after slaughter (Sherrow 15-16). The FDA is also responsible for protecting food from terrorists and anyone who wants to try to harm the public (Wilson). The FDA oversees 167,000 farms in the United States and 421,000 worldwide farms. The FDA only has 1,100 inspectors to inspect those farms (Wilson). The number of inspections done by the FDA went from 4,573 in 2005 to 3,400 in 2006 (Sherrow 34). According to the Center of Science in the Public Interest the FDA has no authority for prev...
Consumers, in any market, look for the fastest, easiest, and cheapest way to obtain their wants and needs. In the bodybuilding market, consumers look for weight loss, weight gain, muscle growth, muscle recovery supplements, energy boosters, and anything else that can result in a speedy body transformation. There are hundreds of brands and thousands of supplements to choose from, making it nearly impossible to have a physical retail store carry and display them all; which is why sites like Bodybuilding.com can be successful.
Generic drugs must be equal to the brand-name drug. The FDA requires generic drugs to contain the same active ingredient, the dosage form must be identical, strength must be the same, and route of administration must be the same as the brand-name drug in order to obtain FDA approval (Food and Drug Administration, 2013). The manufacturer must also prove the generic drug delivers the same amount of the active ingredient as the brand-name drug. This bioequivalence assists in drawing the conclusion that the generic and brand-name drug will produce therapeutic results that are very similar (Food and Drug Administration, 2012).
FDAs public health protection duties. By ensuring that products and producers meet certain standards, FDA protects consumers and enables them to know what they are
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The numbers are sure to rise in the next few years as both the world’s population grows and digital marketing becomes even more prominent.
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Ever since human beings have walked this earth they have been eating food and preparing meals. There really is no exact date as to when man first began to cook their meals but whenever that revelation occurred it would change the way humans look at food forever. Now let us fast forward a few hundred thousand years to the 21st century, these days food safety has become a huge priority at the national level. Many programs and departments have been created to bring the public’s attention to this issue. The most notable agency in regards to food safety is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA is responsible for protecting the overall public health of American citizens by regulating foods, among others. More specifically the FDA oversees almost everything we put into our bodies, legally that is. The FDA is responsible for recalling contaminated food, regulating dietary labels, etc . So how does this agency pertain to food safety in the home? The answer is quite simple; virtually everything that the average American will eat for dinner has most likely been regulated by this agency. They are responsible for protecting what we put into our bodies, whether we want to admit it or not, we are trus...