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DOI: 10.2337/9781580403184
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Shane-McWhorter, Laura.
The American Diabetes Association guide to herbs and nutritional supplements : what you need to know from aloe to zinc / Laura Shane-McWhorter.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-58040-318-4 (alk. paper)
1. Diabetes—Alternative treatment. 2. Diabetes—Diet therapy. 3. Dietary supplement. 4. Herbs—Therapeutic use. I. American Diabetes Association. II. Title. III. Title: Guide to herbs and nutritional supplements.
RC661. A47S528 2009
616.4’6206—dc22
2009033623
eISBN: 978-1-58040-385-6
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