Guest guest Posted December 6, 2003 Report Share Posted December 6, 2003 I have just subscribed to ConsumerLab.com, and find this service to be worthwhile. ConsumerLab.com tests vitamin, mineral, herb and other supplements and publishes the results on their web site, by brand name. They will tell you if the supplement contains what the label on the bottle says it contains. This allows the consumer to choose a specific brand that has been chemically tested and " approved, " and to avoid brands that fail the tests. There would be no way for most people to have any idea if a supplement's label was accurate, or if the product was any good. Supplements often cannot be trusted; they do not have to go through much scrutiny, and one does not know if they contain what they say they contain. I have found ConsumerLab.com to be helpful in this regard. They have 1, 2 and 3-year subscriptions, I think for $24, $39 and $54 respectively. There is also a nice Health Encyclopedia which appears to contain accurate and up-to-date information on supplements, conditions, etc. Certainly the information on Policosanol was extremely accurate and up to date, as I just completed a literature review on Medline on this product. I was impressed with their review, which was backed up by 73 medical literature citations, and was a very unbiased, truthful presentation. Certainly worth checking out their Web Site to see if this interests you. I feel that I received the value of the full cost of my subscription after spending just 1-2 hours on the subscriber only portion of their site. Bob Bessen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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