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United Sciences of America, Incorporated: An "Optimal" Diet?
Abstract
The diet plan marketed by the United Sciences of America, Incorporated (USAI) claims to offer "optimal nutrition" for the health of Americans. This claim raises the question, what is an "optimal" diet? Analyses of the four diet products—a fiber energy bar, an omega-3 fatty-acid concentrate, a calorie-control formula, and a master formula of mixed ingredients—raise questions regarding safety and efficacy of this plan. Still further questions focus on endorsement of the USAI diet plan and the relation of endorsement to receiving "grants" from the producer.
- antioxidants
- clinical trials
- diet, reducing
- fatty acids, unsaturated
- fish oils
- food, formulated
- minerals
- nutritional requirements
- peer review
- vitamins
- omega-3 fatty acids
- antioxidants
- clinical trials
- diet, reducing
- fatty acids, unsaturated
- fish oils
- food, formulated
- minerals
- nutritional requirements
- peer review
- vitamins
- omega-3 fatty acids
Article and Author Information
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▸From the Department of Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, and the Audie L. Murphy Veterans Administration Hospital; San Antonio, Texas.
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▸Requests for reprints should be addressed to Eleanor A. Young, Ph.D.; Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive; San Antonio, TX 78284-7878.
- ©1987 American College of Physicians
