3 steps to identify supplements that lack scientific evidence for their reporte
title:3 Steps to Identify Supplements that Lack Scientific Evidence for their Reported Benefits author:Mark Worthen, Psy.D. source_url:http://www.articlecity.com/articles/health/article_1920.shtml date_saved:2007-07-25 12:30:11 category:health article: hello This article shows you a simple but reliable method to identify supplements that do not have scientific support for their alleged benefits. Step 1: Go to http://www.pubmed.org which is a National Library of Medicine (United States) web site where you can search for articles published in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Why check PubMed? Because the National Library of Medicine carefully selects only high-quality journals that offer value to medical scientists around the world. Selection criteria are detailed on this web page: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/factsheets/jsel.html Step 2: Once on the PubMed web site, search for the generic (scientific) name of the supplement in question. Supplement manufacturers must list the scientif...