There is an urgent need for detailed research into the medical risks posed by dietary supplements on sale in the United States.
A collaborative study involving investigators at poison centres, emergency rooms and universities across the US highlights a record of adverse events, including seizures, coma, myocardial infarction, arrhythmias, coagulation disorders, hepatic disease, anaphylaxis, and death. The finding “underscores the need for greater knowledge of adverse events associated with dietary supplement use,” says lead author Dr Susan Smolinske, Department of Emergency Medicine, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavík, Iceland.
There are an estimated 29,000 products on the market in the United States, the investigators point out, and there has been striking growth in supplement use over the past ten years. While it is known that some dietary supplements can have serious adverse effects, these can remain undetected by the medical community.
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