Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Finally...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has finally released a series of standard reference materials for a number of botanical dietary supplements. These standards are tools that researchers and producers should use to measure doses and study effects.
Standardization has been a big problem for proponents of these 'alternative' therapies, in that lacking them has made it even more difficult than usual to substantiate claims of real benefits.
Standardization has been a big problem for proponents of these 'alternative' therapies, in that lacking them has made it even more difficult than usual to substantiate claims of real benefits.
