FDNS 4600 1st Edition Lecture 33 Outline of Past Lecture I II III IV V What are food additives Facts about food additives The Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act Food Additive Amendment Product label Outline of Current Lecture I II III IV V VI Comparison of Web Site Information on Products with Known Safety Warnings Consumerlabs com Contamination and Adulteration Helpful Dietary Supplements Opinions so far Kava Case Study Current Lecture I II Comparison of Web Site Information on Products with Known Safety Warnings a What they are used for i Black Cohosh used for menopause menstruation ii Kava anxiety iii St John s Wort depression b Notice the variation in statistics c Always check what the source d Council for Responsible Nutrition stays up to date with all of their information Especially the legislation aspect of laws Consumerlabs com a Independent lab that runs chemical analysis of supplements b Found that about 40 of multivitamins have defects c Recently found that cocoa has nutritional benefits i Need the chemical analysis to find which type of cocoa is the best ii Other factors may contribute to the chemical make up Ei where it is grown These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute III IV V VI d Vitamin D supplements have been found to have wrong amounts lead contamination and pills that won t break apart Contamination and Adulteration a What is a systematic review i More of a literature review well define the articles that were accurate just below a meta analysis b What is a database i Have all of the articles Pubmed web of science Cochrane Reviews Google Scholar Science Direct c How to avoid these health risks i Consumerlab com Helpful Dietary Supplements a Guidelines for Americans or FDA Health Claims b Pregnancy i Folic acid iron c Older adults i Calcium vitamin D B12 d Vitamin D i People with light skin regional areas Boston vs Florida older people women Opinions so far a Consult your doctor first b Issues with harmony between medicine supplements and foods due to policy Kava Case Study a Helps with anxiety b Meta analysis found that it was safe and helpful c Cochrane Database says that it was safe also d FDA i Issued consumer advisors that kava products may be associated with severe liver injury ii It may be rare but still report iii Kava has many different names e CDC i Hepatic liver toxicity possible associate with kava containing products ii 14 years old flu like symptoms and then admitted into the hospital with liver problems She used kava products in the preceding months She ended up needing a liver transplant iii Overall about 24 cases in the morbidity and mortality iv Case study pick up very rare events so be cautious Also alcohol may have some effect in these cases
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