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Article: Computer Access to Research on Dietary Supplements: A Database of Federally Funded Dietary Supplement Research
- Article from:
- The Journal of Nutrition
- Article date:
- July 1, 2005
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright American Institute of Nutrition Jul 2005. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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ABSTRACT
Dietary supplement use is prevalent in the United States, but support for supplement research has been relatively modest and only recently emphasized at the NIH. The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 led to the creation of the Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) at the NIH to promote research on dietary supplements. In order to track federally funded dietary supplement research, the ODS developed a database known as Computer Access to Research on Dietary Supplements (CARDS). This article provides an overview of the development and potential uses of the CARDS database. In addition, we report that NIH-funded dietary supplement research steadily increased from fiscal ...