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Congress
defined the term "dietary supplement" in the Dietary Supplement Health
and Education Act (DSHEA) of 1994. A dietary supplement is a product
taken by mouth that contains a "dietary ingredient" intended to
supplement the diet. The "dietary ingredients" in these products may
include: vitamins, minerals, herbs or other botanicals, amino acids, and
substances such as enzymes, organ tissues, glandulars, and metabolites.
Dietary supplements can also be extracts or concentrates, and may be
found in many forms such as tablets, capsules, softgels, gelcaps,
liquids, or powders. They can also be in other forms, such as a bar, but
if they are, information on their label must not represent the product
as a conventional food or a sole item of a meal or diet. Whatever their
form may be, DSHEA places dietary supplements in a special category
under the general umbrella of "foods," not drugs, and requires that
every supplement be labeled a dietary supplement.
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