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Article: The Level of Evidence for Permitting a Qualified Health Claim: FDA's Review of the Evidence for Selenium and Cancer and Vitamin E and Heart Disease1
- Article from:
- The Journal of Nutrition
- Article date:
- February 1, 2005
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright American Institute of Nutrition Feb 2005. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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ABSTRACT
Health claims are authorized for the labeling of foods when there is significant scientific agreement among qualified experts on the evidence for a relationship between a food or food component (substance) and a disease. Qualified health claims are permitted when there is less scientific evidence for a substance-disease relationship, therefore requiring qualifying language. The evidence for a relationship between vitamin E and heart disease and selenium and cancer was reviewed by the U.S. FDA. It was determined that there was insufficient evidence to permit a qualified health claim for vitamin E and cancer, whereas there was some evidence for permitting a qualified health claim for ...