Publications by authors named "Richard Bailen"
Background: Nearly a third of young US children take multivitamin/mineral (MVM) dietary supplements, yet it is unclear how formulations compare with requirements.
Objective: Describe the number and amounts of micronutrients contained in MVMs for young children and compare suggested amounts on product labels to micronutrient requirements.
Design: Cross-sectional.
Modernization of the National Institutes of Health Dietary Supplement Label Database.
J Food Compost Anal
September 2021
Launched in 2008, NIH's DSLD (https://dsld.nlm.nih.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLaunched in 2008, the Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD) permits the search of any term that appears anywhere on product labels. Since then, the database's search and download features have been periodically improved to enhance use for researchers and consumers. In this review, we describe how to customize searches and identify products and ingredients of interest to users in the DSLD, and provide the limitations of working with information derived from dietary supplement product labels.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArticle Synopsis
- The Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD) was created in 2008 to provide accessible information about dietary supplement compositions, supporting consumers and researchers.
- Recent updates have expanded the database to over 71,000 labels and improved its interface for both desktop and mobile users, enhancing usability based on testing feedback.
- The DSLD serves various purposes, including research and exposure monitoring, and aims to further refine its features for better accessibility in the future.