special subjects
Overview of Dietary Supplements
Introduction
Dietary supplements are the most commonly used of all Overview of Integrative, Complementary, and Alternative Medicine , primarily because they are widely available, relatively inexpensive, and can be bought without consulting a health care practitioner. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates dietary supplements differently from drugs. The FDA regulates quality control and good manufacturing processes but does not ensure standardization of the active ingredients or efficacy. See alsoNational Institutes of Health (NIH): Office of Dietary Supplements. 