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Tables of Contents for Consumerlab.Com's Guide to Buying Vitamins & Supplements
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Product tables
viii
 
Preface
ix
 
Acknowledgments
x
 
How to use this guide
xi
 
PART 1 WHY TEST?
Buyer beware
3
5
9 Common concerns
8
13
Herbal alert
21
6
Product testing
27
6
PART 2 PRODUCT REVIEWS FOR VITAMINS AND MINERALS
Multivitamins & multiminerals
33
21
B vitamins
54
16
Vitamin C
70
6
Vitamin E
76
6
Calcium
82
8
Iron
90
9
PART 3 PRODUCT REVIEWS FOR HERBALS AND OTHER SUPPLEMENTS
Coenzyme Q10
99
5
Creatine
104
4
Echinacea
108
6
Fish oils: Omega-3 fatty acids (EPA & DHA)
114
8
Ginkgo biloba
122
5
Ginseng
127
4
Glucosamine & chondroitin
131
6
MSM
137
4
SAMe
141
4
Saw palmetto
145
5
Soy & red clover isoflavones
150
7
St. John's wort
157
6
Valerian
163
46
APPENDICES
ConsumerLab.com's testing methods and standards
169
22
More brand information
191
16
Online resources
207
2
Index
209