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Vol 34 No. 4 - Nutrition Updates
HEALTH SUPPLEMENTS: HOW EFFECTIVE AND HOW SAFE ARE THEY ?
The Singapore Family Physician
Vol 34
No 4
- Nutrition Updates
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- 23
1 November 2008
0377-5305
About one third of all singaporeans take health supplements. As health supplements are not subject to the same level of testing as drugs, it is even more important that doctors should be aware of the evidence of their efficacy and safety, particularly as some health supplements interact with drugs. In this paper we review the evidence for some of the more common health supplements found in singapore and suggest groups of patients that may benefit most from certain health supplements.