Report Released: Use of Dietary Supplements by Military Personnel
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) was asked by the U.S. Department of Defense, the Samueli Institute, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), with additional support from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), to convene an ad hoc Committee on Dietary Supplement Use Among Military Personnel. The committee was charged with reviewing the use of dietary supplements by military personnel, recommending a framework to identify the need for management of dietary supplement use within the military, and developing an approach to report adverse health events. The resulting report, entitled Use of Dietary Supplements by Military Personnel, recommends a systematic approach to actively manage the use of dietary supplements by military service members. To learn more about the findings and recommendations in this report, visit www.iom.edu/?id=55012.
About the Samueli Institute
The Samueli Institute is a nonprofit scientific research organization that investigates healing processes and their application in promoting health and wellness, preventing illness and treating disease. The Institute is one of an elite group of organizations in the nation with a track record in researching complementary and integrative medicine, healing relationships and military medical research.
About the Institute of Medicine
The nation turns to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies for science-based advice on matters of biomedical science, medicine, and health. A nonprofit organization specifically created for this purpose as well as an honorific membership organization, the IOM was chartered in 1970 as a component of the National Academy of Sciences.
The Institute provides a vital service by working outside the framework of government to ensure scientifically informed analysis and independent guidance. The IOM's mission is to serve as adviser to the nation to improve health. The Institute provides unbiased, evidence-based, and authoritative information and advice concerning health and science policy to policy-makers, professionals, leaders in every sector of society, and the public at large.