▁company ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁pay ▁millions ▁for ▁f als ely ▁claim ing ▁its ▁products ▁Act im el ▁and ▁Activ ia ▁boost ed ▁the ▁imm une ▁system . ▁Steven ▁N issen , ▁chairman ▁of ▁card i ology ▁at ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁C lin ic , ▁said , ▁" The ▁concept ▁of ▁mult iv it amin ▁supp lement s ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Americans ▁by ▁an ▁eager ▁nut race ut ical ▁industry ▁to ▁generate ▁prof its . ▁There ▁was ▁never ▁any ▁scientific ▁data ▁supporting ▁their ▁usage ." ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Health ▁claims ▁on ▁food ▁labels ▁ ▁Cos me ce ut ical ▁for ▁cos met ic ▁products ▁with ▁quasi - med ic inal ▁claims ▁Pro bi otic ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁Books ▁ ▁Path ak , ▁Y . V . ▁( editor , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ). ▁Hand book ▁of ▁N ut race ut ical s ( vol . ▁ 1 ): ▁Ing red ients , ▁Form ulations , ▁and ▁App lications . ▁C RC ▁Press . ▁▁▁ ▁Shah idi , ▁F . ▁/ ▁N ac zk , ▁M . ▁( eds . ▁ 2 0 0 3 ). ▁Ph en ol ics ▁in ▁Food ▁and ▁N ut race ut ical s ▁( 2 nd ▁edition ). ▁C RC ▁Press . ▁▁▁ ▁Shah idi , ▁F . ▁/ ▁We er asing he , ▁D . K . ▁( eds . ▁ 2 0 0 4 ). ▁N ut race ut ical ▁B ever ages : ▁Chem istry , ▁N ut r ition , ▁and