Understanding Dietary Supplements

People with diabetes are at high risk for high blood pressure.

More than half of adults in the United States take at least one dietary supplement. It is important to know in what situations supplements may be effective for improving health and wellness. This three-page fact sheet describes dietary supplements, when to use them, and how to evaluate their safety and efficacy. Written by Daniel Staub and Anne Mathews and published by the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fs278

Healthy Living for Elders: Use Your Medicines Safely!

Figure 1. Fill all of your prescriptions at one pharmacy to avoid potential drug-drug interactions.Medicines can help us feel better and improve our health, but if we do not use them correctly, they can make us feel worse or even cause major health problems. To use your medicines safely, keep the following tips in mind. This 4-page large print fact sheet was written by Paulina Wittkowsky, Linda B. Bobroff, and Emily Minton, and published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, November 2014. (Photo: Thinkstock.com)
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy667

Healthy Living: Food Can Affect Your Medicines

Figure 1. Be sure to ask your doctor if you can drink alcohol while taking certain medications.Do the foods you eat affect the way your medicines work? It’s very possible. Certain foods can affect the way prescription and over-the-counter medicines work by delaying, decreasing, or enhancing how much of the drug is absorbed by the body. This can cause unwanted and harmful side effects. Follow the information in this 2-page fact sheet to reduce your risk of common food and drug interactions. Written by Paulina Wittkowsky and Linda B. Bobroff, and published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, May 2014.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy676

Vida Saludable: Interacciones de las medicinas . . . ¿Estoy en peligro? (FCS8621Span/FY675)

ENAFS logoLas medicinas (con o sin prescripción), las vitaminas, los minerales y los suplementos de hierbas pueden interactuar con los alimentos que ingiere y pueden causar reacciones dañinas. Para saber si está en riesgo de interacciones, encierre en un círculo Sí o No para las siguientes preguntas.
This 1-page fact sheet is the Spanish language version of “Healthy Living: Are You at Risk for Drug Interactions?” It was written by Jennifer Hillan y Linda B. Bobroff, and published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, February 2012.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy675

Commonly Asked Questions about Probiotics and the Potential Benefits for Your Health (MB005)

Probiotics (c)2006 PLoS (Image: Justin Sonnenburg, Jamie Dant, Laura Kyro, and Jeffrey Gordon)Probiotics are living microorganisms that cause health benefits for a treated host, provided that the host consumes a sufficient amount of the microorganisms. This a rapidly expanding area of research and development because they can be added to diets as a form of preventative health care. This 7-page fact sheet answers questions about the history and current research into probiotics and how to select probiotic products. Written by Fiona Desland, Lauren Christiansen, Mafuza Rahman, Karim Khan, Anastasia Potts, Claudio F. Gonzalez, and Graciela Lorca, and published by the UF Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, December 2012. (Image ©2006 PLoS)
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/mb005

Vida Saludable: Etiquetas de suplementos dietéticos (FCS8854Span/FY1039)

wordsearchThis 1-page handout is the Spanish language version of “Healthy Living: Dietary Supplement Labels Word Search” Written by Karla P. Shelnutt, and published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, September 2011.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy1039

FCS8621ENG/FY674 Healthy Living: Are You at Risk for Drug Interactions?

Revised! FCS8621ENG, a 1-page handout by Jennifer Hillan and Linda B. Bobroff, provides a list of 9 questions to help people determine whether they are at risk of drug interactions. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, August 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy674

FCS8854/FY1035 Healthy Living: Dietary Supplement Labels Word Search

FCS-8854, a 1-page handout by Karla P. Shelnutt, is the Spanish language version of FCS-8854, Healthy Living: Dietary Supplement Labels Word Search. It helps familiarize readers with the terminology used on dietary supplement labels. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, July 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FY1035

FCS8854span/FY1039 Vida Saludable: Etiquetas de Suplementos Dietéticos

FCS8854-Span, a 1-page handout by Karla P. Shelnutt, is the Spanish-language version of FCS-8854, Healthy Living: Dietary Supplement Labels Word Search. It includes words that may be found on dietary supplements labels in a word search format. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, July 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FY1039

FCS8855span/FY1037 Vida Saludable: ¿Que Son las Medicinas? Búsqueda por Palabras

FCS-8855-Span, a 1-page handout by Karla P. Shelnutt, is the Spanish language version of FCS-8855, Healthy Living: What Are Medicines? Word Search, a wordsearch using words that relate to medicines. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, June 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FY1037