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Açaí: The Ponzi Berry
Offers for açaí juice and supplements have flooded the nation’s email boxes and airwaves. Don’t get hoodwinked by the claims and "free trials."
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Dietary Supplements
What you need to know about the particular dietary supplement you're thinking of taking ... plus, how to apply key research findings to improving and maintaining your own health.
Dietary Supplements Alerts
Making Sense of Sensa
January 17, 2012
If you want to lose weight without counting calories or giving up your favorite foods, here’s a diet aid that takes the cake: Sensa “tastants,” sold on TV infomercials and the Internet.
Putting Fish Oil to the Test
December 27, 2011
Studies on fish and fish oil (omega-3) supplements regularly make news. Often the results are encouraging—but sometimes they are disappointing.
Much Ado About Muscle Milk
December 6, 2011
Protein supplements are big business. One brand that has gotten a lot of attention lately is Muscle Milk, which is touted by some professional athletes.
GMPs for Dietary Supplements: Do the New Rules Go Far Enough?
November 15, 2011
Critics have long warned that you don’t really know what you’re getting when you buy dietary supplements. Do new “GMP” rules from the FDA make a difference?
