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To illustrate this issue, assume that a firm has high‐quality studies that are also consistent with the totality of the scientific evidence. The firm would like to use these studies to substantiate a claim that its dietary supplement has a particular effect on the human body, but the studies involved the impact of a specific ingredient in foods on the human body, and did not involve the dietary supplement product itself. In this instance, although the studies might be of high quality, the results of these studies of conventional foods are not applicable to the specific dietary supplement product.⁶⁴ …

Were the studies based on a population that is similar to that which will be consuming the dietary supplement product? For example, if the study involved young adults, but the product’s claims involve conditions seen only in the elderly, the study might not be applicable to the claims.

Does the claim accurately convey to consumers the extent, nature, or permanence of the effect achieved in the relevant studies and the level of scientific certainty for that effect? …