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What are Nutritional Supplements?
A Nutritional supplement* :
- is intended to supplement the diet
- contains one or more dietary ingredients (including vitamins, minerals, herbs or other botanicals, amino acids, and other substances) or their constituents
- is intended to be taken by mouth as a pill, capsule, tablet or liquid
- is labeled on the front panel as being a dietary supplement.
(*as defined by Congress in the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act)
In general supplements are herbal, vitamin, mineral or other compounds.
The choice to use supplements can be a wise choice but it needs to be a well informed choice that provides real health benefits. Given the great amount of conflicting data available it may be worth considering some basic points for purchasing:
* Dietary supplements are not designed to replace the balance of variety of foods in a normal healthy diet
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It may be a good idea to check with your doctor before using a supplement because they may not be risk free under certain circumstances as some supplements may interact with prescription and over-the-counter medicines.
* Ask yourself does this sound to good to be true?
Be wary of claims that seem exaggerated or simply unrealistic and Learn to distinguish hype from evidence-based science. Usually sound health advice is based not on a single study but a large body of research.
Be careful of assumptions
Even if a product may not help me, it at least won't hurt me.
When consumed in high doses over a period of time all chemicals ( including nutrients, plant components, and other biologically active ingredients) can be toxic.
When I see the term 'natural,' it means that a product is healthful and safe.
The term 'natural' can be ambiguous and does not necessarily imply safety. A problem may arise when these 'natural' products interact with other drugs and can be dangerous for people with certain medical conditions.
A product is safe when there is no cautionary information on the product label.
Although it is the manufacturer's responsibility to determine safety the label may not necessarily include warnings about potential side effects.
Worth checking out.
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition concludes that the dietary supplement, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), reduces body fat mass in overweight, but otherwise healthy, adults by as much as nine percent.
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