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Practice Edits from 7/26/21 in Sandbox below

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This is an article about N-acetylcysteine (NAC) use for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disorders.

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Practice Edits from 7/28/21 in Sandbox below

Consider moving the following text to the "legal regulation" section: "In the United States and Canada, dietary supplements are considered a subset of foods, and are regulated accordingly."

Consider rephrasing the following text to make more concise: In the United States, the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 provides this description: "The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA) defines the term “dietary supplement” to mean a product..." can be changed to "The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA) defines the term “dietary supplement” as a product..."

Consider removing the sentence: "Products intended for use as a nasal spray, or topically, as a lotion applied to the skin, do not qualify." since these non-oral products are implied to not qualify as a dietary supplement based on the definition provided in the prior sentence.

Consider rephrasing the following text to make more concise: "Like foods and unlike drugs, no government approval is required to make or sell dietary supplements..." can be changed to "FDA approval is not required to develop or sell dietary supplements that contain DSHEA approved ingredients, yet it is the responsibility of the FDA to prove the dietary supplement is unsafe and should be removed from the market."

Consider rephrasing the following text and including a relevant source: "Humans require thirteen vitamins in their diet, most of which are actually groups of related molecules, "vitamers", (e.g. vitamin E includes tocopherols and tocotrienols, vitamin K includes vitamin K₁ and K₂). The list: vitamins A, C, D, E, K, Thiamine (B1), Riboflavin (B2), Niacin (B3), Pantothenic Acid (B5), Vitamin B6, Biotin (B7), Folate (B9) and Vitamin B12." can be changed to "Humans require thirteen vitamins in their diet, which can be classified as either a fat-soluble vitamin (A, D, E, K) or as a fat-insoluble vitamin (C, Thiamine (B1), Riboflavin (B2), Niacin (B3), Pantothenic Acid (B5), Vitamin B6, Biotin (B7), Folate (B9) and Vitamin B12)

Please include the name of "products" referenced in the following phrase for reader and editor review (citation missing): "For example, the UL for vitamin D is 100 µg (4,000 IU),[15] but products are available without prescription at 10,000 IU."

Consider rephrasing the following text: "The intent is to increase muscle, increase body weight, improve athletic performance, and for some sports, to simultaneously decrease percent body fat so as to create better muscle definition." can be changed to "Bodybuilding supplements contain ingredients that are advertised to increase a person's muscle, body weight, athletic performance, and decrease a person's percent body fat for desired muscle definition."

Please remove "ZMA" and re-add the citation to the correct text: "HMB"

Add the following text in the "Bodybuilding Supplement" section: "Bodybuilding supplement products containing the branched-amino acids valine, isoleucine, and leucine have been shown to stimulate protein synthesis and facilitate muscle growth when used with exercise."

Add the following text that has been adapted from the "Bodybuilding Supplements" Wikipedia article: "A number of scientific studies have shown that creatine can improve strength, energy, muscle mass, and recovery times."

Add a new subsection titled "Female Fertility Supplements" to the "Types" Section

Add the following text in the "Female Fertility Supplements" subsection: "A 2017 review of several in vitro animal and human studies found that vitamin D levels are associated with in vitro fertilization outcomes and may be an effective add-on treatment for diseases impacting a woman’s fertility as endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome. However, the same review cautioned there is no ideal vitamin D level for a woman’s reproductive health and fertility, and more comprehensive randomized controlled trials (RCT) need to be completed before a cause-effect relationship can be established.

Add the following text in the "Female Fertility Supplements" subsection: "According to a 2017 review, there is poor and insufficient evidence that supports the use of oral supplements containing an antioxidant for improving the reproductive health of subfertile woman."

Add the following text in the "Female Fertility Supplements" subsection: "There is evidence from a 2018 review which found taking dietary supplements containing Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) before starting in vitro fertilization series may increase pregnancy rates and decrease abortion likelihood for women with a poor ovarian response only."

-Add: The oil obtained from the evening primose flower contains high levels of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids and has been advertised as a dietary supplement promising improved fertility for women. Yet, there is insufficient and mixed evidence in support of using evening primose oil for improving women’s fertility.

-Add: Vitex containing dietary supplements are extracted from the Vitex agnus castus tree have been studied as a potential treatment for mastalgia and as a fertility supplement by increasing a woman’s estrogen to progesterone hormone ratio.

Add a new subsection titled "Male Fertility Supplements" to the "Types" Section.

Add the following text in the "Male Fertility Supplements" subsection: "A joint systematic review and meta-analysis concluded that food and dietary supplements containing selenium, zinc, ω-3 fatty acids, CoQ10, and carnitines can improve aspects of a male’s fertility as their total sperm count, concentration, motility, and morphology".

Add the following text that has been adapted from the "Fertility Medication" Wikipedia article: "Combinations of vitamins and minerals, including selenium, CoQ10, L-carnitine, folic acid, zinc, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), were found to be effective treatments for male infertility . Folate in combination with zinc supplementation was shown to have a statistically significant effect on sperm concentration and morphology when compared to placebo. There is limited evidence that supplementation with the antioxidants as pentoxifylline will increase male fertility."

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Practice Edits from 7/29/21 in Sandbox below

Add the following text in the "Female Fertility Supplements" subsection: "The sugar inositol present in natural foods as grains, nuts, seeds, fruits, and meat sources has been explored as a fertility supplement for women with the metabolic disease polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), because of inositol’s and it’s metabolite Myoinositol’s (MYO) role in facilitating insulin function intracellularly to treat the insulin resistance associated with PCOS. A 2012 review found when the inositol metabolite (MYO) was given as a supplement to women diagnosed with PCOS, there was a significant improvement in their hormonal levels, their glucose and insulin ratio, their lipid levels, their BMI, fertility, and their metabolic function as a whole."

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Practice Edits from 8/3/21 in Sandbox below

By August 2020, the U.S. FDA and FTC had issued warning letters to dozens of companies in violation of the FTC ACT by advertising scam products (including diagnostic tests, vitamins, biological products, botanicals, and dietary supplements) that claimed to cure, treat, diagnose, prevent, or reduce the risk of contracting the COVID-19 disease without evidence.

Meta-analysis studies have reported a modest reduction of antibiotic-associated diarrhea and acute diarrhea in children taking probiotics. Still, there is limited evidence in support of adults using mono- and multi-strain containing probiotics for the alleviation of symptoms associated with inflammatory bowel syndrome (IBS).