It remains to be seen how well founded hope actually is. Senators dick durban and mike brown did introduce a bill in april of this year to push through some supplement reforms. But peter himself says that those reforms wouldn't force supplement manufacturers to prove that their products are effective. And it's still doesn't really guarantee that what's on a supplement label is what's in the bottle.
Millions of Americans take dietary supplements — everything from vitamins and minerals to weight loss pills and probiotics. But because supplements are loosely regulated in the US, their makers don't have to prove that they work, or even that they are safe.
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