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Explain It to Me

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Dietary Supplements - Everything You Need to Know

The FDA is concerned that weight loss pills and dietary supplements are being spiked with drugs. The CDC estimates 20,000 or more people every year end up in the emergency department due to supplements. There is no requirement that a supplement has been tested in humans to figure out it has any health effects whatsoever. As consumers, we just need to understand that we don't know that the labels are accurate and that supplements work as advertised.

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