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I found DHEA in the natural aisle of local grocery store under $10. I take a low dose daily (in my early 30s). Worth researching. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wik

by jriley 12y ago

I found DHEA in the natural aisle of local grocery store under $10. I take a low dose daily (in my early 30s). Worth researching. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dehydroepiandrosterone http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dehydroepiandrosterone

chrisbennet 12y ago
Given the recent revelation by the New York attorney general's office [1], what confidence do you have that you are actually getting what is on the label? (I didn't down vote you.) [1] http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/03/new-york-attorney-general-targets-supplements-at-major-retailers/?_r=0 http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/03/new-york-attorney-g...
- jriley 12y ago
  Fairly confident, although I do believe there is snake oil on the same aisle. I've used brands Natrol and Nature's Bounty. I understand DHEA as a steroid hormone that is a precursor to testosterone. I consider the drug's banned status in athletic competition as a signal it might be effective. From Wiki: "DHEA is legal to sell in the United States as a dietary supplement. It is currently grandfathered in as an "Old Dietary Ingredient" being on sale prior to 1994. DHEA is specifically exempted from the Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 1990 and 2004 It is banned from use in athletic competition."
  - chrisbennet 12y ago
    While DHEA may indeed be effective, if 80% of the natural supplements that were tested did not contain what the label said, one might conclude that there is an 80% chance that a bottle labeled "DHEA" really doesn't contain DHEA.
    - camouso 12y ago
      80% of /store brand herbal/ supplements. This is an important distinction. Brand names were fine.
      - chrisbennet 12y ago
        Yes, after closer reading of the news articles it does seem that they only mentioned "store brands". However, I couldn't find anything where it said brand names were "OK". My Google foo is failing me, I can't seem to find an actual report, just news articles. Help a fella out with a link?
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by jriley 12y ago

chrisbennet 12y ago

Given the recent revelation by the New York attorney general's office [1], what confidence do you have that you are actually getting what is on the label? (I didn't down vote you.) [1] http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/03/new-york-attorney-general-targets-supplements-at-major-retailers/?_r=0 http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/03/new-york-attorney-g...

jriley 12y ago
Fairly confident, although I do believe there is snake oil on the same aisle. I've used brands Natrol and Nature's Bounty. I understand DHEA as a steroid hormone that is a precursor to testosterone. I consider the drug's banned status in athletic competition as a signal it might be effective. From Wiki: "DHEA is legal to sell in the United States as a dietary supplement. It is currently grandfathered in as an "Old Dietary Ingredient" being on sale prior to 1994. DHEA is specifically exempted from the Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 1990 and 2004 It is banned from use in athletic competition."
- chrisbennet 12y ago
  While DHEA may indeed be effective, if 80% of the natural supplements that were tested did not contain what the label said, one might conclude that there is an 80% chance that a bottle labeled "DHEA" really doesn't contain DHEA.
  - camouso 12y ago
    80% of /store brand herbal/ supplements. This is an important distinction. Brand names were fine.
    - chrisbennet 12y ago
      Yes, after closer reading of the news articles it does seem that they only mentioned "store brands". However, I couldn't find anything where it said brand names were "OK". My Google foo is failing me, I can't seem to find an actual report, just news articles. Help a fella out with a link?
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