Nutritionals' Absence From Dietary Guidelines Baffles Industry, Researchers
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
A draft of the 2010 U.S. dietary guidelines marks a step backward for promoting dietary supplements as components of healthy diets, but also should push the industry to step up for the next guideline, stakeholders say
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