Dietary Supplements
Warfighters often turn to dietary supplements because of the extreme demands of military performance. Making an informed decision about supplement use can be difficult, and a bad decision could adversely affect health. If you can't find the answer to your Dietary Supplements question in our resources, click the button below.
Dietary Supplements Resources
Supplement Alerts
Alerts on dietary supplements to keep you informed on recalls, market withdrawals, and safety alerts.
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Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database
Many warfighters use supplements to improve their health and performance, but getting good information isn't always easy. Check out resources from our partners at the Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database
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Dietary Supplements Resources
Helpful organizations, publications, and databases for learning about dietary supplements
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Dietary Supplements Classification System
Make informed decisions about supplements with the Dietary Supplement Classification Table.
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Dietary supplement module for continuing education credits
Earn continuing education credits—or just learn more—from this two-hour educational module designed for military healthcare providers.
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Dietary Supplements News
New One Shot One Kill materials now available online
New program materials for the One Shot One Kill (OSOK) performance enhancement program are now available on HPRC’s website!
Dietary supplement module for continuing education credits
Earn continuing education credits—or just learn more—from this two-hour educational module designed for military healthcare providers.
DMAA-containing products list updated
HPRC has updated its list of products containing DMAA to help you make informed decisions in buying dietary supplements.
Dietary supplements: What’s in them for you?
HPRC’s new Dietary Supplement Classification System offers information to help you decide whether a dietary supplement can help you reach your performance goals or whether it may have side effects you want to avoid.
The Paleo Diet: Implications for the athlete
The Paleo Diet is based on what hunters/gatherers ate during the Paleolithic Era. But how might this affect athletes today?
The latest development in the Total Force Fitness Movement: the Chairman's CJCSI
Next step in the development of the Total Force Fitness movement recently was issued in the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction on the Chairman’s Total Force Fitness Framework.
More on Jack3d and OxyElite Pro
Jack3d and OxyElite Pro contain the ingredient DMAA, but recent findings that it is a “natural” derivative from the geranium plant is not the case. It’s another story of “buyer’s beware.”
The lure of Jack3d
This relatively recent supplement targeting the exercise performance market has been growing in popularity, but the limited information about its “recipe” and the severe warnings on its label and website should make potential users think twice.
Tainted dietary supplements: How do you know?
Dietary supplements do not require approval by the FDA, so how can you know if the supplement you are considering is tainted? Read on for warning signs and new actions by the FDA that can help.
New One Shot One Kill materials now available online
New program materials for the One Shot One Kill (OSOK) performance enhancement program are now available on HPRC’s website!
Dietary supplement module for continuing education credits
Earn continuing education credits—or just learn more—from this two-hour educational module designed for military healthcare providers.
DMAA-containing products list updated
HPRC has updated its list of products containing DMAA to help you make informed decisions in buying dietary supplements.
Dietary supplements: What’s in them for you?
HPRC’s new Dietary Supplement Classification System offers information to help you decide whether a dietary supplement can help you reach your performance goals or whether it may have side effects you want to avoid.
Products containing DMAA gone from AAFES stores
The AAFES is pulling products that contain DMAA from its shelves and will no longer sell anything with this potentially dangerous substance.
DMAA-containing products in question
HPRC offers a list of products containing DMAA to help you make informed decisions in buying dietary supplements.
Department of Defense removes DMAA-containing dietary supplements from exchanges
DMAA-containing dietary supplements at military exchanges have been temporarily removed from shelves.
FDA warning to Muscle Milk manufacturer
FDA sent a warning letter to the makers of Muscle Milk products, Cytosport, Inc., for making claims that are in violation of federal law.
FDA News Release: Illegal drug claims banned for chelation products
New York dietary supplement manufacturer agrees to remove drug claims from his website.
FDA News Release: Drug residues in veal calves
Veal calves sold as food contain illegal drug residues.
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