For Health Professionals

Easy access to up-to-date, evidence-based information from ODS and other sources that will help you discuss dietary supplements with your patients, clients, colleagues, and students.

• ODS Update: Recent Developments in Dietary Supplement Science
  This newsletter highlights peer-reviewed publications that advance our understanding of the role dietary supplements may have in health optimization.

• Dietary Supplement Fact Sheets
  Evidence-based summaries for health professionals and consumers on vitamins, minerals, herbs, and other ingredients.

• Dietary Supplements: What You Need to Know
  Key points about dietary supplements, including their effectiveness, safety, and quality.

• Dictionary of Dietary Supplement Terms
  The Dictionary features hundreds of terms related to dietary supplements.

• My Dietary Supplement and Medicine Record
  A useful form to record the dietary supplements, prescription drugs and over-the-counter medicines that you take.

• Frequently Asked Questions
  Answers to common questions about the use, quality, and regulation of dietary supplements.

• Información en español
  Consumer information about dietary supplements in Spanish.

Other Federal Government Resources on Dietary Supplements

• National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
• Food and Drug Administration
  • Dietary Supplement Continuing Medical Education Program
• Department of Defense Operation Supplement Safety
• Federal Trade Commission