AMA Journal of Ethics^®

Vegan patients screened for vitamin and mineral deficiencies might benefit from supplements, but physicians are obliged to discuss lack of regulation in the supplement industry and possible risks.

Dr Ilisa B. G. Bernstein joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Karin L. Bolte: “Is My Patient Taking an Unsafe Dietary Supplement?”

Weaknesses in regulatory approaches to negligent misrepresentation claims about dietary can have clinical and public health consequences.

Dr Amy B. Cadwallader, Joshua J. Klein, and Scott J. Schweikart join this episode of Ethics Talk to discuss safety and limited legal means of reining in social media influencers' advertisements about dietary supplements.

Helping patients mitigate their risk of chronic disease is key, but dietary supplements are risky.

Children with micronutrient deficiency might need supplementation, sometimes in irregularly high doses.

Consumption of over-the-counter vitamins, minerals, and herbals is widespread, but clinicians lack critical information about their use.

Some allopathic clinicians’ biases influence the information they draw upon to make decisions and offer recommendations.

Label analysis is key to educating patients about risks of vitamin A-containing supplements.