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Swanson Health Products (SHP) is a natural health catalog and Internet marketing company headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota.The company sells natural health and wellness products, including health foods, dietary supplements such as vitamins, minerals, herbs, as well as natural personal care products directly to consumers through mail-order catalogs and an e-commerce website.
Dietary supplement. A dietary supplement is a manufactured product intended to supplement a person's diet by taking a pill, capsule, tablet, powder, or liquid. [2] A supplement can provide nutrients either extracted from food sources, or that are synthetic (in order to increase the quantity of their consumption).
The seven major classes of nutrients are carbohydrates, fats, fiber, minerals, proteins, vitamins, and water. [4] Nutrients can be grouped as either macronutrients or micronutrients (needed in small quantities). Carbohydrates, fats, and proteins are macronutrients, and provide energy. [4] Water and fiber are macronutrients, but do not provide ...
MyPlate. MyPlate is the current nutrition guide published by the United States Department of Agriculture 's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, and serves as a recommendation based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. [1] It replaced the USDA's MyPyramid guide on June 2, 2011, ending 19 years of USDA food pyramid diagrams.
Nutraceutical. Nutraceutical is a marketing term used to imply a pharmaceutical effect from a compound or food product that has not been scientifically confirmed or approved to have clinical benefits. [1] [2] In the United States, nutraceuticals are unregulated, existing in the same category as dietary supplements and food additives by the Food ...
The Office of Global Regulatory Operations and Policy ( GO ), [1] also known as the Office of Regulatory Affairs ( ORA ), [2] is the part of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) enforcing the federal laws governing biologics, cosmetics, dietary supplements, drugs, food, medical devices, radiation-emitting electronic devices, tobacco ...
The Food and Nutrition Service ( FNS) is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The FNS is the federal agency responsible for administering the nation’s domestic nutrition assistance programs. The service helps to address the issue of hunger in the United States . FNS administers the programs through its headquarters ...
Limit intake of fats to no more than 30% of total caloric intake, preferring unsaturated fats to saturated fats. Avoid trans fats. Eat at least 400 grams of fruits and vegetables per day (not counting potatoes, sweet potatoes, cassava, and other starchy roots). A healthy diet also contains legumes (e.g. lentils, beans), whole grains, and nuts.