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Dietary Supplements Under Attack Again

Harvard-based organization claims that dietary supplements, especially those that they refer to as diet pills, cause eating disorders, yet there is a lack of evidence to support any adverse event associated with dietary supplements and eating disorders.

June 2, 2023

Susan J Hewlings Ph.D., RD and Douglas S. Kalman, Ph.D., RD, FACN, FISS

Harvard-based organization claims that dietary supplements, especially those that they refer to as diet pills, cause eating disorders, yet there is a lack of evidence to support any adverse event associated with dietary supplements and eating disorders.

AHPA Statement on Purported Association of White Mulberry Leaf with Tragic Death

September 7, 2022

American Herbal Products Associaton

On August 24, 2022, Kaiser Health News (KHN) released an article written by Samantha Young reporting that the Sacramento County (California) coroner's office concluded that the cause of death of Lori McClintock, the wife of Congressman Tom McClintock (R-CA4) who died last December at the age of 61, has been identified...

Experts Question Findings Linking Mulberry Leaf to Woman's Death

August 30, 2022

Maggie Jaqua

On August 24, 2022, Kaiser Health News (KHN) reported that Lori McClintock, the wife of U.S. Rep. Tom McClintock of Northern California, died at the age of 61 late in 2021 "after ingesting a plant that is generally considered safe and is used as an herbal remedy for a variety of...

NPA Urges Healthcare Professionals to Report Adverse Effects

January 14, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—The Natural Products Association (NPA) sent a letter to leading medical societies today urging healthcare professionals to report adverse events for dietary supplements, according to a press release. Sibyl Swift, Ph.D., NPA’s Senior Vice President for Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, said in the release: “Adverse events from supplements are...

New Research Suggests Supplements May Pose Choking Hazard; CRN Reacts

August 21, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—A new report summarized FDA data regarding consumers’ problems swallowing supplements, and found that, over the time period 2006-2015, out of 20,791 adverse event reports submitted, 3,962 indicated swallowing problems. 85.6% of those reports were from women. Only 64.5% of the reports included age data, but of those, 76.8%...