Risk Associated with the Use of Selected Ingredients in Food Supplements.
Chem Biodivers
; 18(2): e2000686, 2021 Feb.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33410585
ABSTRACT
This review focuses on four new product categories of food supplements pre-workout, fat burner/thermogenic, brain/cognitive booster, and hormone/testosterone booster. Many food supplements have been shown to be contaminated with unauthorized substances. In some cases, the ingredients in the new categories of dietary supplements were medicinal products or new synthetic compounds added without performing clinical trials. Some of the new ingredients in dietary supplements are plant materials that are registered in the pharmacopoeia as herbal medicines. In other cases, dietary supplements may contain plant materials that have no history of human use and are often used as materials to 'camouflage' stimulants. In the European Union, new ingredients of dietary supplements, according to European Food Safety Authority or unauthorized novel food. Furthermore, selected ingredients in dietary supplements may be prohibited in sports and are recognized as doping agents by World Anti-Doping Agency.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Dietary Supplements
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Plant Preparations
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Chem Biodivers
Journal subject:
BIOQUIMICA
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QUIMICA
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
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