(Bethesda, MD) Presenters from the “Meet the Industry” and “Meet the Watchdogs” panels take questions from the audience. The representatives from the dietary supplement industry are Michael McBurney,
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Ph.D., vice president of science, communications, and advocacy at DSM Nutritional Products Inc., Merle Zimmerman, Ph.D., chief information analyst for the American Herbal Products Association, and Steven Mister, Esq., president and CEO of the Council for Responsible Nutrition. The representatives from the “watchdog” panel are David Schardt, M.S., senior nutritionist at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, Mark Anderson, Ph.D., vice president of research at ConsumerLab.com, and Sarah Klein, staff writer at Prevention Magazine.
This presentation is part of the 2017 Mary Frances Picciano Dietary Supplement Research Practicum sponsored by the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS). This 2.5-day annual event for faculty, students, and health practitioners provides a thorough overview of issues, concepts, unknowns, and controversies about dietary supplements and supplement ingredients. It also emphasizes the importance of scientific investigations to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and value of these products for health promotion and disease prevention as well as how to carry out this type of research. For more information: https://ods.od.nih.gov/Research/dsrp.aspx
