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Natural supplements can be dangerously contaminated, or not even have the specified ingredients

  • Written by C. Michael White, Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut
Some supplement products contain substances that are harmful.Getty Images / David Malan

More than two-thirds of Americans take dietary supplements. The vast majority of consumers – 84% – are confident the products are safe and effective.

They should not be so trusting.

I’m a professor of pharmacy practice at the University of...

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