Dietary Supplements is a comprehensive monograph-based guide to the most commonly used vitamins, minerals and dietary supplements. This edition contains 108 regularly structured monographs with information on uses, action, safety (adverse effects, pregnancy, interactions), efficacy, and dosage. It also contains useful appendices including a summary of interactions with conventional medicines.

Changes to the new edition:
• Fully revised and updated with findings from the recent literature on common supplements such as antioxidants, calcium, fish oils, folic acid, glucosamine, isoflavones, probiotics and vitamin D.
• Includes 26 monographs new to this edition on Pumpkin seed, Hydroxycitrate, 5 HTP, Dong quai, Arginine, Collagen hydrolysate, Wheat germ oil, Hyaluronic acid, Cetyl fatty acids, Red yeast rice, Lactase, Androstenedione, Cinnamon, Glutathione, Beta-alanine and Olive leaf extract
• Research studies tabulated for some of the larger monographs ensuring readable format.

Dietary Supplements is an essential reference source for pharmacists, dietitians, CAM practitioners and other health professionals.

Dietary Supplements is also available as an eBook.

Jan-2012, Compounding Today

"This is a great, easy-to-read book that is monograph-based and includes the most commonly used vitamins, minerals, and dietary supplements...This book is an essential reference resource for pharmacists and other health professionals."

Compounding Today, 13 Jan 2012

From the previous edition:

01-Jan-08, British Nutrition Foundation
'Written in an easy-to-use encyclopaedia format, and so allows practitioners to use it as reference, rather than having to read it cover-to-cover...this book serves as a useful tool for all healthcare professionals who may be faced with questions concerning the use of dietary supplements. It provides a concise overview of a large range of supplements, while in addition providing a more in-depth evaluation of those at the forefront of this field...While the majority of health practitioners are likely to benefit from this resource, many health-conscious members of the public may also find it a useful point of reference.'
Heather Caswell, Research Assistant, British Nutrition Foundation. Nutrition Bulletin, 33, 2008

01-Aug-07, Irish Pharmacy Journal
'...one of its most attractive features is a useful, if qualitative, paragraph summarising the ultimate worth of each supplement.'
James Barlow RCPI. The Irish Pharmacy Journal, Volume 85 (nos 8 and 9) , August/September 2007

01-Jul-07, Doody Enterprises, Inc.
'A valuable reference source for many of the common dietary supplements on the market. This updated book is well suited for health professionals given its easy-to-use format and well referenced monographs. The growth in the dietary supplement market and considerable consumer interest makes such a concise reference desirable.'
Joseph Boullata, PharmD (University of Pennsylvania College of Nursing). July 2007 Doody Enterprises, Inc.