Nutrition Supplements Myths & Facts Sheet

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Nutrition Supplements Myths Facts
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NUTRITION SUPPLEMENTS

• Nutritional supplements include vitamins,
  minerals, herbs, meal supplements, sports
  nutrition products, natural food supplements, and
  other related products used to boost the
  nutritional content of the diet.
• Sometimes, it is possible that even a balanced
  diet may fail to provide your body with the extra
  nutrients that it may be in need of. This is
  where the role of health supplements comes to the
  fore.
• Health supplements, however, cannot replace a
  balanced diet and both are significant in their
  own way. You have to continue eating nutritious
  food and the supplements that you take separately
  will help you in maintaining your overall health
  condition.

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WHY DOES EVERYONE NEED NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS?

• Soil depletion has reduced the nutrient content
  of our food supply.
• Hybrid crops provide lower-nutrient food
• Modern fertilizers do not supply enough trace
  elements.
• Modern use of chemical pesticides and herbicides
  all over the world make food somewhat toxic, and
  damage soil microorganisms. Both of these also
  reduce the nutrition of the crops.
• Long-distance transportation of many foods
  diminishes their nutritional content.
• Food processing often drastically reduces the
  nutrient content of common foods such as wheat
  flour, rice, dairy products and others.

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WHY DOES EVERYONE NEED NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS?

• Food additives often further deplete nutrients.
• Weak digestion and poor eating habits impair the
  absorption of nutrients.
• Stressful and hurried lifestyles
• Chronic and acute infections and other illnesses
  most people have also depletes nutrients and
  increases nutritional needs.

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Reasons to take Supplements

• The first reason that drives us to take
  supplements is the lack of nutrients in our food.
  It is impossible to obtain all essential
  nutrients from what we eat daily. Of course,
  nature is meant to provide us with the essential
  nutrients that we need, but it was during the
  yesteryears. Now, the scenario is something
  different. Presently, the food that we eat is
  processed and adulterated. Moreover, they are
  prepared in such a way that nutritional content
  is killed.
• Poor digestion is another reason for taking
  supplements. If our digestion system is
  performing well, then we are not required to
  consume high-quality supplements. Unfortunately,
  that is not the case. As per studies, it has been
  discovered that majority of the people do not
  have enough stomach acids. This lowers the
  capability to obtain nutrients from food. As a
  result, we suffer from inflammation and stomach
  bacteria. We also face other health related
  issues, such as depression, stomach pain and
  bloating. Vitamin B deficiency is the reason for
  low stomach acid.

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Reasons to take Supplements

• Poor food preparation is the third reason. Poor
  preparation means cooking food in a manner that
  reduces or even destroys the nutrients in food.
  Many foods that you eat in fast-food restaurants
  are processed.
• For instance, the conversion of brown rice into
  white rice cuts the fibre content by almost 75
  per cent. Other nutrients are also compromised,
  such as Vitamins E, potassium, iron, niacin and
  thiamine.

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Essential Supplements for Kids

• The kids diet does not include food items made
  from whole grains. These are well balanced items
  and assist the body in performing various
  activities.
• The child is hyper active and indulges in
  physically and mentally demanding activities on a
  regular basis.
• The child suffers from chronic health conditions
  like asthma, especially in case they are on
  medication. However, it is advisable that you
  should consult their doctor before administering
  these supplements.
• Kids who eat a lot of fast food items,
  convenience food items and processed food items.
  These food items do not have any nutritive value
  hence the bodys nutritional requirements are not
  met.

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Essential Supplements for Kids

• The child is vegetarian or on a restricted diet
  and their daily intakes do not include dairy
  products.
• The kid consumes excess amount of carbonated
  drinks on a regular basis. These drinks are known
  to drain the body of essential vitamins and
  minerals.

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Benefits of Nutrition Supplements

• Normally, you should be able to get all the
  nutrients you need from a balanced diet. However,
  taking supplements can provide additional
  nutrients when your diet is lacking or when
  certain health conditions cause you to develop an
  insufficiency or deficiency.
• In most cases, multiple-vitamin supplements
  provide all the basic micronutrients (vitamins
  and minerals) your body needs. These
  multiple-vitamins are generally safe because they
  contain only small amounts of the each nutrient.

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Benefits of Nutrition Supplements

• Individual nutrients can also be sold as dietary
  supplements, but usually in larger amounts than
  what's found in a typical multiple-vitamin.
• They may be used to treat a simple deficiency,
  such as iron deficiency, but sometimes they're
  used therapeutically to treat specific health
  conditions or risk factors.

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disadvantages of Nutrition Supplements

• The most common problem is taking an overdose. An
  overdose of vitamin A is toxic to the liver and
  may lead to serious consequences. Vitamin A is
  most often given to children in the lower
  socio-economic age group to prevent night
  blindness.
• A high dose of vitamin C, a water soluble vitamin
  is not of much use as 76 is excreted by the
  kidneys.
• Some vitamins may react adversely with other
  medications you are prescribed. An example is
  vitamin D which lowers the blood levels of the
  cholesterol lowering drug atorvastatin. So it is
  best to tell your doctor if you are taking any
  supplements.
• A supplement cannot take the place of a
  well-balanced diet. It is best to get your daily
  allowances of vitamins from food and rely on a
  supplement to only take care of specific
  deficiencies.

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