One is okay, more is better? Pharmacological aspects and safe limits of nutritional supplements

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 493-507

  Mason, Pamela ^a  

^a The Rectory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benefits; Nutritional supplements; Safety issues

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; BIOTIN; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; IODINE; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MINERAL; MOLYBDENUM; MULTIVITAMIN; NICKEL; NICOTINAMIDE; NICOTINIC ACID; PANTOTHENIC ACID; PHOSPHORUS; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; SELENIUM; THIAMINE; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN K GROUP; ZINC;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BONE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMMON COLD; DEPRESSION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; EYE DISEASE; FRACTURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LAW; LOW DRUG DOSE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NONHUMAN; PAIN; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MINERALS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VITAMINS;

EID: 35548979139     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: 14752719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0029665107005812     Document Type: Review

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