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Nutritional Supplements for Men
A registered dietitian and a sports nutrition consultant discuss nutritional supplements for men.

Fact Sheets on Nutritional Supplements
From the national Institutes of Health, detailed information on vitamin A, B6, B12, D, E, magnesium, folate, iron, selenium and zinc.

Probiotics: Healthy Bacteria
Article on the function of friendly bacteria in the body and what makes them function less effectively.

Supplement Index
Listed by supplement, answers the questions: what it does, sources, recommended dose, deficiency signs, and side effects. Commercial site from MotherNature.com, a great site with reliable information.

Reading Dietary Supplement Labels
Supplement label content and how to interpret specific information. Part of the Dietary Supplement Quality Initiative, an organization aiming to set self-regulatory standards for supplement producers. Recommended reading.

Dietary Supplements: Advertising Guide for Industry
The Federal Trade Commission's guide, though intended for advertisers, is interesting and enlightening. Lots of examples about truthful and false labeling claims.

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