The hype surrounding nutraceutical supplements: Do consumers get what they deserve?

Nutrition

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 771-772

  Lockwood, George B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHONDROITIN; CREATININE; GLUCOSAMINE; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; LYCOPENE; MELATONIN; NUTRACEUTICAL; PRASTERONE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; UBIDECARENONE; VALPROIC ACID;

ARTICLE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOYBEAN; TEA;

EID: 34548603009     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2007.07.004     Document Type: Note

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