Functional food fights

Article Abstract:

Issues discussed concern the US Food and Drug Administration's regulations for controversial 'functional foods,' or products that have been supplemented with additional vitamins, minerals or herbs. Topics addressed include the legal distinction between food and drugs, the regulatory powers of the FDA under the 1994 Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act, and the marketing of functional foods.

Management, Marketing, Natural foods industry, Health foods industry, Nutrition policy

---

Safer drugs for children

Article Abstract:

As of April 1999, the FDA requires that drug manufacturers provide data and labeling on drugs frequently prescribed to children. The history of US government's attempts to regulate the pharmaceutical industry, and setting safety standards for drug testing on children are discussed.

Social aspects, Drugs, Pharmaceutical industry, Brief Article, Testing, Children, Drug use, Pharmaceutical policy

---

Garlic fights more than vampires

Article Abstract:

Research presented documents the health benefits and anticarcinogenic effects of eating garlic. Topics addressed include the history of garlic as a folk remedy, and the enzymes found in garlic that contain nutritional benefits.

Health aspects, Garlic

Similar abstracts:

• Abstracts: Sunny days and starry nights. Savoring the glow. Pure pleasure
• Abstracts: Toward a developmental-contextual model of the effects of parental spanking on children's aggression. Spanking by parents and subsequent antisocial behavior of children
• Abstracts: Nurses deserve a substantial pay award to make up for years of underpayment. A framework in the making
• Abstracts: Sudden death from cardiac causes in children and young adults. Uterine-artery embolization versus surgery for symptomatic uterine fibroids
• Abstracts: Betrayal of trust. Time travel

This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.