Dietary Supplement Use by Military Personnel
Abstract
An Institute of Medicine expert committee was convened to review the use of dietary supplements by military personnel and provide recommendations to the Department of defense about determining their safety The committee held a public workshop on February 12-13, 2007, in Washington, D.C., to gather results from military surveys on the use of dietary supplements, and current approaches and innovative ideas on monitoring adverse effects; this information was of primary consideration in the preparation of this report. The committee also reviewed the 2005 IOM report Dietary Supplements: A Framework for Evaluating Safety as a starting point for its deliberations. The committee considered the special demands facing military subpopulations that set them apart from the general population. The committee wrote a report with recommendations for an approach to management by military leadership of the use of dietary supplements and identifies general areas of research needs. The recommended approach applies to all branches of the military.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 2008
- Accession Number
- ADA497565
Entities
People
- Maria P. Oria
Organizations
- National Academy of Sciences