Viewpoint on National Institutes of Health clinical guidelines

Article Abstract:

The National Institutes of Health's document 'Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults' provides standards for primary care practitioners to follow when treating obesity in adult patients. This document is particularly useful for nutrition educators working with physicians as it quantifies the scope of health problems caused by obesity and overweight and reinforces common nutrition education messages. The document also acknowledges the important role played by other health care practitioners in working with patients.

Health aspects, Care and treatment, Social policy, Overweight persons, Obesity, United States. National Institutes of Health, Adults

---

New FTC guidelines on dietary supplement advertising: a valuable restatement and explanation of current enforcement policy

Article Abstract:

An overview is presented on truth-in-advertising standards as developed by the Federal Trade Commission, along with their implementation and applicability. Topics include labeling directives, disclosure of negative components such as cholesterol, and substantiation requirements.

United States, Standards, Management, Laws, regulations and rules, Marketing, United States. Federal Trade Commission, Nutrition, Dietary supplements, Health education, False advertising, Nutritional requirements

---

Similar abstracts:

• Abstracts: Micronutrient status and aging. Nutrition and immunity in the elderly: clinical significance. Decreased immunity and increased morbidity in the elderly
• Abstracts: Regulatory aspects of functional foods in Nigeria. Regulatory status of functional foods in Singapore. The prospect for functional foods in Thailand
• Abstracts: Soy protein and cardiovascular disease: the impact of bioactive components in soy. The vitamin K-independent proteins: an update
• Abstracts: Genetics of atherosclerosis risk factors in Mexican Americans

This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.