A Closer Look at Supplement Labels |
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Just like with food, all supplements produced in the United States are required to have labels detailing what they contain. It is important to know how to read these labels, as well as certain claims on the labels, to understand what they mean. Manufacturers of dietary supplements have a lot more wiggle room on what they can claim their product is. Check out the following information to help you to decipher fact from fiction on a supplement label. Some of the most common things you will hear about a particular supplement is that it is 100% pure, all natural, vegetarian, and Proprietary Blend or Special Blend. It is easy to get bogged down with all these technical terms and not know what they mean. When you begin reading labels on nutritional supplements, you will probably be a little overwhelmed. With a little patience and research, you will easily be able to understand what labels mean. To start, pick up a bottle of something that claims to be 100% pure. This is extremely common in the supplement hoodia, a natural appetite suppressant. In this example, a company may claim to have a pure product. But the supplement industry use what are called flowing agents to aid in the manufacturing process. These flowing agents cut down on the amount of pure product you have. Unfortunately, labeling laws allow these products to be marketed as pure, even though they can have up to 90% flowing agents and only 10% product. To find out how pure a product really is, turn to the supplement facts label on the back. Inside or under this box is a list of other ingredients, which includes all the flowing agents used in the product. The least amount of ingredients found here means the more pure your product is. If the list of other ingredients says none, then you know you have a pure product. Sometimes the other ingredients are listed inside the supplement facts box to put on the appearance that there is more nutrition in the product. But if there is no amount listed, than there is not enough to affect your health. Other ingredients must be listed in order from heaviest to lightest. Other claims are all just meaningless banter to make their product stand out. All natural does not carry any standards at all, unlike the word organic, which means something was tested from an outside lab and must adhere to strict standards. Other promises, such as that of quick weight loss, are usually unsubstantiated and are usually starred with a footnote that the statement has not been evaluated by the FDA or results are not typical. |
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