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    The Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) at the National Institutes of Health has developed two new resources to help people understand what is known about the effectiveness and safety of many ingredients in dietary supplements promoted for fitness and weight loss.
     
    Dietary Supplements for Exercise and Athletic Performance, covers products—sometimes called ergogenic aids—that claim to improve strength or endurance, increase exercise efficiency, achieve a performance goal more quickly, and increase tolerance for more intense training.
     
    “Dietary supplements marketed for exercise and athletic performance can’t take the place of a healthy diet, but some might have value for certain types of activity,” said Paul Coates, PhD, director of ODS. “Others don’t seem to work, and some might even be harmful.”
     
    This fact sheet covers more than 20 ingredients found in fitness supplements, including antioxidants, beetroot, tart cherry, branched-chain amino acids, caffeine, creatine, and protein. Creatine, for example, might help with short bursts of high-intensity activity like sprinting or weight lifting, but not for endurance efforts like distance running or swimming. However, antioxidants such as vitamins C and E don’t seem to improve any type of physical activity, ODS said, though they're needed in small amounts for overall health.
     
    More than two-thirds of adults in the U.S. are overweight or obese, and many are trying to lose those extra pounds. Dietary Supplements for Weight Loss guides readers through the options in the marketplace.
     
    “Americans spend over $2 billion a year on dietary supplements promoted for weight loss, but there’s little evidence they actually work,” claimed Anne Thurn, PhD, director of the ODS Communications Program. “And people may not know that many manufacturers of weight-loss supplements don’t conduct studies in humans to find out whether their product works and is safe.”
     
    The fact sheet covers 24 ingredients found in these products, including African mango, beta-glucans, chromium, garcinia, green tea, hoodia, and raspberry ketones. Chromium, for example, might help people lose a very small amount of weight and body fat, and is safe, but raspberry ketones haven’t been studied enough to know whether they're safe or effective, ODS said. And while drinking green tea is safe, taking green-tea extract pills has been linked to liver damage in some people, the
     
    Both fact sheets are available in a health professional version that is detailed and fully referenced, as well as consumer versions in both English and Spanish.
     
    “We encourage people to talk with their healthcare providers to get advice about dietary supplements and to visit the ODS website to learn valuable information about these products,” said Dr. Coates. “People can also sign up for the ODS listserv to be notified when we add new information to our website.”
     
    Part of the Office of the Director at the National Institutes of Health, the Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS), strengthens knowledge and understanding of dietary supplements by evaluating scientific information, stimulating and supporting research, disseminating research results, and educating the public to foster an enhanced quality of life and health for the U.S. population. 
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