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Dietary supplements and protein powders fall under a ‘wild west’ of unregulated products that necessitate caveats and caution

  • Written by Emily Hemendinger, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Dietary supplements and protein powders fall under a ‘wild west’ of unregulated products that necessitate caveats and cautionDietary supplement labels can be misleading.Charday Penn/iStock via Getty Images

Dietary supplements are a big business. The industry made almost US$39 billion in revenue in 2022, and with very little regulation and oversight, it stands to keep growing.

The marketing of dietary supplements has been quite effective, with 77% of Americans reporting...

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