Dietary Supplements: What You Need to Know Before You Buy
More than half of U.S. adults take a dietary supplement. This week's 60 Minutes Wellness briefing walks through how to read a label, why “natural” is not the same as proven, and the questions worth asking your pharmacist or clinician — drawn from the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements.
60 min · August 24, 2026
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Dietary Supplements: What You Need to Know Before You Buy
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Takeaways
- Food first: most people can meet needs with a varied eating pattern, not a cabinet of bottles.
- Supplements are not FDA-approved to treat disease. Claims on the bottle are not a diagnosis.
- Tell every clinician what you take. Mixes with blood thinners, diabetes medicines, and blood pressure drugs are common.
- Third-party testing (USP, NSF) is a quality signal, not a medical endorsement.
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