CRN Action Plan Proactive Research Agenda-Setting Role Highlighted
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The Council for Responsible Nutrition will take a more focused, proactive role in dietary supplement research by helping influence what types of studies are conducted, CRN VP-Science & Research Cathy Fomous, PhD, announced at the association's annual conference in Miami Sept. 17-20.
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