Health Claims Petitions Cite Favorable Risk/Benefit Ratio - GU Prof

Pending health claims petitions for dietary supplements containing vitamin E, saw palmetto, pysllium, and folic acid/vitamins B6 and B12 are based on "such a favorable risk/benefits ratio that the public should be given proper information concerning the potential benefits of these nutraceuticals," Harry Preuss, MD, Georgetown University Medical Center, maintained at a May 25 press conference on Capitol Hill.