Don't Trust the Labels: Be an Informed Consumer Uses the argument that nutritional supplements should undergo testing by the FDA, like any other drug, before they are put on the market.

Title: Don't Trust the Labels: Be an Informed Consumer Uses the argument that nutritional supplements should undergo testing by the FDA, like any other drug, before they are put on the market.
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Don't Trust the Labels: Be an Informed Consumer Uses the argument that nutritional supplements should undergo testing by the FDA, like any other drug, before they are put on the market.
Don't Trust the Labels: Be an Informed Consumer Back in the 1800s, snake oil salesmen stood on street corners and peddled their medications and ointments, made from a wide array of impractical, and sometimes toxic, substances. People bought them, believing them to be miracle cures for ailments such as arthritis and meningitis. People bought into the hype without realizing that there was no basis to the "amazing" claims made by these charlatans. Times have not …showed first 75 words of 5398 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 5398 total…it promises. This is the only way that consumers can make an informed decision. Works Cited Ephedra Education Council. 25 Nov 2003 <http://www.ephedrafacts.com/ consumer.html> Epstein, Keith. "Ephedra Diet Supplement; Widely Used, Little Studied." Philadelphia Inquirer 30 Oct 2000: C1+ Malernee, Jamie. "Drug Use on the Rise for Physical Perfection." Sun-Sentinel 8 June 2003: 1A+ Roan, Shari. "Trouble with Ephedra." Los Angeles Times 9 Dec 2002: F1+ Spake, Amanda. "Natural Hazards." U.S. News & World Report 12 Feb. 2001: 42+

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