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Let's take a walk down the supplement aisle.

It's an aisle full of products that promise a healthier, better you.

One pill offers stronger hair and nails, while another says it will improve your memory,

which will help when you have to remember to take all these pills.

And if you add on just one more, you could finally have all the energy back of your teen years.

But how true are these claims?

Currently, the Food and Drug Administration does not approve dietary supplements

or their labeling before they hit those market aisles. That means supplements can legally reach the

public without the FDA even being aware. Around 75 percent of Americans take a supplement,

including Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. He once said he took so many vitamins he couldn't

remember them all.

But RFK Jr., who champions, supplements and other alternative medicines, is pushing the FDA for

stronger regulations. What could that mean for the supplement industry? And why are so many

Americans turning to health alternatives today? I'm Jen White. You're listening to the 1A podcast.

We tackle those questions and more today with

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