| Dietary supplements can include vitamins, minerals, | | | | elements and compounds according to some |
| herbals, botanicals, amino acids, and enzymes. Dietary | | | | professionals--including vitamins, minerals, amino acids |
| supplements are products that people add to their | | | | and other chemicals. If you're a vegetarian, you may |
| diets. Dietary supplements can't replicate all of the | | | | not consume enough calcium, iron, zinc and vitamins |
| nutrients and benefits of whole foods, such as fruits | | | | B-12 and D. |
| and vegetables. Dietary supplements come in the | | | | Healthy |
| form of pills, capsules, powders, gel tabs, extracts, or | | | | If you're generally healthy and eat a wide variety of |
| liquids. | | | | foods, including fruits, vegetables, whole grains, |
| Supplement | | | | legumes, lean meats and fish, you likely don't need |
| A dietary supplement is a product taken by mouth | | | | dietary supplements. However, if you can't or don't |
| that contains a "dietary ingredient" intended to | | | | eat enough healthy foods, or can't or don't eat a |
| supplement the diet. To take a supplement as safely | | | | variety of healthy foods, you may need a daily |
| as possible Tell your doctor about any dietary | | | | dietary supplement. Taking vitamins does not make |
| supplements you use do not take a bigger dose than | | | | up for an unhealthy diet, and vitamins are an |
| the label recommends. Stop taking it if you have side | | | | insufficient substitute for nutrients from fresh fruits, |
| effects Read trustworthy information about the | | | | vegetables and whole grains, but a general |
| supplement National Center for Complementary and | | | | multivitamin and mineral supplement can be a good |
| Alternative Medicine. Some dietary supplements may | | | | safeguard. Do not assume that because a product |
| help some people get enough essential nutrients to | | | | claims to support or promote healthy body function |
| improve their diets and be in their best health. | | | | that it prevents or reduces the risk of any disease, |
| Vitamins | | | | including cancer. Don't rely on supplements to make |
| Vitamins and minerals are substances your body | | | | up for an unhealthy diet. This is because many people |
| needs in small but steady amounts for normal | | | | have turned to dietary supplement in order to fill the |
| growth, function and health. Vitamins and dietary | | | | gaps that arise due to unhealthy diet. |
| supplements work only when properly dissolved and | | | | Benefits |
| absorbed. Vitamins act as powerful preventative | | | | Scientists use several approaches to evaluate dietary |
| measures against disease and the aging process, not | | | | supplements for their potential health benefits and |
| to mention their critical function for healthy living. A | | | | safety risks, including their history of use and |
| dietary supplement, also known as food supplement | | | | laboratory studies using cell or animal models. A few |
| or nutritional supplement, is a preparation intended to | | | | individual dietary supplements have been shown to |
| supply nutrients, such as vitamins, minerals, fatty | | | | have positive benefits for your health too. |
| acids or amino acids that are missing or are not | | | | Eating |
| consumed in sufficient quantity in a person's diet. | | | | To achieve your personal best requires a balanced |
| Liquid vitamins provide a sound alternative to | | | | eating plan and a consistent physical activity program. |
| multivitamin pills. They constitute a new approach to | | | | But eating healthy foods is the best way to get the |
| delivery of nutrients, in addition to classic pills and less | | | | nutrients you need. |
| conventional liquid vitamins. So you need a fresh | | | | Dietary supplements are widely available in the United |
| supply of these vitamins every day. People often use | | | | States in health food stores, grocery stores, |
| vitamins and minerals to supplement diet and treat | | | | pharmacies, on the Internet, and by mail. At this time, |
| disease. The "dietary ingredients" in dietary | | | | supplement manufacturers must meet the |
| supplements may include vitamins, minerals, herbs, | | | | requirements of the FDA's Good Manufacturing |
| and amino acids as well as substances such as | | | | Practices (GMPs) for foods. Dietary supplements can |
| enzymes, organ tissues, metabolites, extracts or | | | | help us lead healthier, longer lives, but only if taken |
| concentrates. Fat-soluble vitamins and water-soluble | | | | properly. You should not use the information |
| vitamins are the two basic forms of vitamins required | | | | contained on this site for diagnosing or treating a |
| by every human body. Nutrients are the substances | | | | health problem or disease, or prescribing any |
| the body needs to function--about 45 different | | | | medication. |