Dietary Supplements : A Framework for Evaluating Safety.

FrontMatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction and Background -- 2 Approaches Used by Others and Existing Safety Frameworks -- 3 The Framework -- 4 Categories of Scientific Evidence- Human Information and Data -- 5 Categories of Scientific Evidence- Animal Data -- 6 Categories of Scientific Evidence- Information About Related Substances -- 7 Categories of Scientific Evidence- In Vitro Data -- 8 Interactions -- 9 Vulnerable Groups and Prevalence of Use -- 10 Scientific Principles for Integrating and Evaluating the Available Data -- 11 Applying the Framework: Case Studies Using the Prototype Safety Monographs -- 12 Factors Influencing Use of the Safety Framework -- 13 Findings and Recommendations -- Appendixes -- Appendix A Existing Frameworks or Systems for Evaluating the Safety of Other Substances -- Appendix B Scope of Work and Comments to Initial July 2002 Framework -- Appendix C Plant Family Information -- Appendix D Chaparral: Prototype Monograph Summary -- Appendix E Glucosamine: Prototype Monograph Summary -- Appendix F Melatonin: Prototype Monograph Summary -- Appendix G Chromium Picolinate: Prototype Monograph Summary -- Appendix H Saw Palmetto: Prototype Monograph Summary -- Appendix I Shark Cartilage: Prototype Monograph Summary -- Appendix J Prototype Focused Monograph: Review of Liver-Related Risks for Chaparral -- Appendix K Prototype Focused Monograph: Review of Antiandrogenic Risks of Saw Palmetto Ingestion by Women -- Appendix L Acknowledgments -- Appendix M Biographical Sketches of Committee Members -- Index.

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