During a nutrition assessment, the patient indicates that she uses a particular dietary supplement.At a minimum, what aspects of the supplement should be researched and reviewed before making a recommendation for continued use?

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To effectively work with patients using supplements, the practitioner needs to maintain access to a variety of current resources identifying the efficacy of various supplements, their application to particular health problems, and safety issues in regard to the supplement.Sometimes adequate information is available from the manufacturer, but this may not be possible.Also, the Cochrane Database Review may not always be the most up-to-date resource in regard to investigating the efficacy of a supplement.Patients using supplements take them for specified reasons.Counseling should address whether the supplement can provide the health benefit being sought.

During a Nutrition Assessment, the Patient Indicates That She Uses