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Nutrition

Supplements

Vitamin/Mineral  |  Dietary Supplements  |  Herbals


Supplements are generally pills or tablets that contain concentrated amounts of specific compounds from foods, taken for a specific health benefit, and are not whole foods. The category of vitamins/minerals includes information and references for micronutrients that have recognized Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) and Tolerable Upper Intake Levels (UL) values. Dietary supplements will include information on amino acids, herbal supplements and sports supplements.