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education/nutrition/Misc.md

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 	  * Contains Phytochemicals
   * It can be difficult to plan and eat nutritious foods daily; in these cases, take a supplement
   * Nutrition is a *dynamic science*. It's constantly changing.
+  * The FDA *can* regulate nutrition and health related claims on product labels.
+	  * They *cannot* prevent the spread of health misinformation.
 # Dietary Supplements
 - A dietary supplement is a product that contains a vitamin, mineral, herb, or other plant product, an amino acid, or a dietary substance that *supplements* the diet by increasing total intake.
 - The **Dietary Supplement and Health Education Act of 1994** allows manufacturers to classify nutrient supplements and herbal products as foods.
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 - **Never** used to determine *causation*, only correlation.
 
 - Human experimental studies are usually **double blind**, meaning neither the investigators nor the subjects are aware of the group assignment. 
+# Finding Accurate Nutrition Info
+- Look for red flags:
+	- Promises of quick and easy remedies
+	- Claims that sound too good to be true
+	- **Scare tactics**
+	- Attacks on conventional scientists and nutrition experts
+	- Testimonials and anecdotes
+	- Vague, meaningless, or scientific-sounding terms.
+	- Vague sources
+	- **Pseudoscience**
+	- **Disclaimers**
+
 # Definitions
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