This article was provided by Nancy Kay, DVM.  Dr. Kay is a Diplomate of the  American college of Veterinary interior Medicine.  She is the recipient of the American animal hospital association 2009 animal welfare as well as Humane principles award as well as author of Speaking for Spot: Be the advocate Your dog needs to online a Happy, Healthy, longer Life.   The article was written for pets, however it applies just as much to supplements for humans.

The nutritional supplement market has ended up being huge business as people are looking for more natural methods to care for the health and wellness of their pets.  For example, a person may be inclined to try glucosamine or chondroitin sulfate for their dog’s arthritis pain rather than a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medication (the equivalent of doggie Advil).

The number of nutritional supplement manufacturers has grown exponentially.  Unfortunately, the high quality of products hitting the market is somewhat hit or miss.  There is no FDA approval process for nutritional supplements, as well as incidents of contamination with heavy metals, pesticides, or other unsavory components have been reported.  furthermore manufacturers are not needed to comply with specific formulations for their products- the stamina or concentration of the active component may be inadequate, as well much of a great thing, or just right.

Knowing this, exactly how in the world can the typical consumer purchase a product that is risk-free as well as effective?  definitely inquiry your vet for his or her recommendations.  We veterinarians are taught to utilize the ACCLAIM system (described below) to assess nutritional supplements.   You as well can utilize this system to make informed options about these products for yourself as well as your four-legged liked ones.

A = A name you recognize.  select an established business that provides academic materials for veterinarians as well as other consumers.  Is it a business that is well established?

C = clinical experience.  business that support clinical research study as well as have their products utilized in clinical trials that are published in peer-reviewed journals to which veterinarians have gain access to are more likely to have a high quality product.

C = Contents.  All components should be clearly suggested on the product label.

L = label claims.  label declares that noise as well great to be true likely are.  select products with realistic label claims.

A = administration recommendations.  Dosing directions should be precise as well as simple to follow.  It should be simple to determine the amount of active component administered per dose per day.

I = identification of lot.  A great deal identification number indicates that a surveillance system exists to ensure product quality.

M = manufacturer information.  fundamental business info should be clearly specified on the label including a website (that is up as well as running) or some other means of contacting client support.

For more info about Dr. Kay, please go to her website at  or Spot’s blog at

Ingrid King

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2 comments on The Lowdown on Nutritional Supplements

Ingrid says:

September 9, 2009 at 7:13 pm

Glad you discovered the info useful, Confucius Cat.

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Confucius feline says:

September 9, 2009 at 6:28 pm

Thank you for the excellent information. Purrs.

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