(Estonian Academic Agricultural Society, 2017) Püssa, Tõnu; Eesti Maaülikool. Veterinaarmeditsiini ja loomakasvatuse instituut. Toiduhügieeni ja rahvatervise õppetool
The world market of food (dietary) supplements is very
broad and diverse, orientating in which is quite difficult even for experts.
One part of the supplements are useful, another part potentially dangerous,
and third part simply useless. In case of versatile diet a healthy human
generally doesn't need to consume food additives, their use as concentrates
of physiologically active substances must be careful and only according to
recommendations of a physician.
This paper is not an ordinary literature review. Due to very high number
of different food supplements and respective literature, it is very difficult
to write such an article. Our task was to provide, with the help of more
pronounced examples, a review of the basic health hazards connected with
consumption of food supplements.
