The leaders of the tatutional health alliance decide they'r actuallygoing to writ a proposed law. A version of the law that they put forward was eventually called deche, d s h e,. And instead of significantly tightening regulations, dechet proposed loose set of regulations for supplements in the us. So it was really an alison wonderland, you know, everything's upside down in 19 inhty four deche passed.
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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