Dietary Supplements
Harmless, Helpful, or Hurtful?
Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, [2016]
Format: Book
Description: 96 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
"Are you looking for a healthy body? Quick weight loss with no dieting? Top athletic performance without breaking a sweat? Websites, infomercials, magazine ads, and celebrity tweets make an astonishing array of claims about the improvement to health and performance that will come from using dietary supplements ... Scientific evidence supporting the safety and effectiveness of supplements is minimal, and in some cases, supplements have led to serious illness and death. Registered nurse Connie Goldsmith takes an in-depth look at the wide world of dietary supplements--vitamins, minerals, herbal supplements, weight-loss products, performance-enhancing products, energy boosters, and more. What do doctors, dieticians, and other experts have to say? Is it ever safe to take a supplement? What are the red flags to watch for when considering these products? Goldsmith gives teens the tools to be smart consumers, urging all readers to consult with a qualified medical professional when considering any supplement."--Amazon.com.
Contents:
What are dietary supplements? -- What's on your plate? -- Vitamins and minerals: do we need them? -- Herbal supplements: harvested from the earth -- Take it off: weight loss supplements -- Get in shape: sports supplements -- Beware of contaminants and scams.
Target Audience: 12-18.
ISBN:
9781467738484
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
T HEALTH Gol | Ballentine Indoors | Teen Nonfiction | In |
T HEALTH Gol | Sandhills Indoors | Teen Nonfiction | In |
T HEALTH Gol | Southeast | Teen Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references and index.