Vitamin and Mineral Supplementation

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Vitamin and Mineral Supplementation

• Choosing A
• Vitamin and Mineral
• Supplement

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Objectives

• Identify who should take
• supplements
• Describe criteria for safe
• supplement
• Discuss guidelines for selecting
• appropriate supplements

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Perspective

• . the best nutrition-based strategy for
  promoting optimal health and reducing the risk of
  chronic disease is to wisely choose a wide
  variety of foods. Additional nutrients from
  supplements can help some people meet their
  nutritional needs..
• American Dietetic Association, Dec. 2009

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Food vs. Supplements

• The body absorbs nutrients best from foods in
  which nutrients are diluted and dispersed among
  other substances.
• Taken in concentrated forms nutrients interfere
  more with one anothers absorption.
• Whitney and Rolfes, 2008

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Who Should Take Supplements?

• People with elevated nutrient needs
• People who have decreased nutrient intake

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Who Should Take Supplements?

• Pregnant and breast feeding women
• Women with heavy menstrual bleeding

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Who Should Take Supplements?

• Infants and children who have narrow food
  preferences
• Picky eaters

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Who Should Take Supplements?

• People with severe food restrictions
• Strict vegetarians
• Elderly

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Guarantee Safety

• Take Vitamins that are
• SAFE
• And
• Display the U.S.P. Verified
• Logo on the label

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USP Logo Guarantees

1. Whats on the label is in the bottle no more no
   less
2. It doesnt contain harmful levels of contaminants
3. It will break down properly in your body
4. It has been made under good manufacturing
   processes

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Delivery Systems

• Liquid Easily assimilated by the body faster
  but not many available.
• Capsules Loosely packed in gelatin containers
  that dissolve quickly.
• Tablets Most common mix organic inorganic
  material and compress them into the desired shape.

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Guidelines for Selecting Supplements

• Select a supplement that contains
• at least 20 vitamins/minerals
• Dosage no more than 150 of
• Daily Value (DV) of each nutrient
• Avoid unbalanced supplements
• with less than 10 of DV of some
• nutrients and more than 1000 of
• others

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SUMMARY

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SUMMARY

• Who should take supplements?
• How do I know if a supplement is safe?
• What are the guidelines for selecting appropriate
  supplements?

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The End!

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