Who is Behind the Multibillion-Dollar Supplement Industry?

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jan 18, 2016

Supplements have become a multi-billion dollar industry backed by manufacturers, marketers and health professionals. Frontline correspondent and CBC journalist Gillian Findlay talks about the new Frontline documentary “Supplements and Safety,” which examines supplements, false claims and the lack of regulation around their sale and prescription. 

Frontline's “Supplements and Safety,” a collaboration with The New York Times and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, airs on Tuesday, January 19th at 10 p.m. on PBS. 

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