Nutrition Scientists Float “Least-Harm Strategy” To Allow Health Claims

Presenters at the IFT Wellness conference recommend that nutrition science move beyond randomized controlled trials – which typically are ill-suited to assess nutrient benefits – so development of new food and supplement products is not impeded.

Nutrition scientists say research to support nutritional health claims should not be limited by randomized controlled trials – the so-called gold standard of evidence that has yielded disappointing results linking nutrients to health benefits.

Rather, researchers and regulators should consider measuring the physiological effects of nutrients in the body or simply accepting a lower...

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