... Dietary Supplements Report June 2, 2013 Kristine Ellsworth HOW MUCH DO YOU REALLY KNOW ABOUT DIETART SUPPLEMENTS You've heard about them, have probably used them, and have even recommended them to friends or family. But how much do you really know about dietary supplements. Yes, some can be beneficial to your health — but taking supplements can also involve health risks. Here I am about to tell my readers important information that you can share with your family and friends about Dietary Supplements! Dietary supplements refer to vitamins, minerals and other substances available in the form of a pill, gum, lozenge, drops or injections and intended for human consumption. Dietary supplements are available at health food stores, vitamin shops and even in doctor's offices. While their purpose is to provide health benefits, supplements should never be used as a substitute for nutrients found in foods or medication prescribed by your doctor. Dietary Supplements are vitamins, minerals, and other less familiar substances — such as herbals, botanicals, amino acids, and enzymes (see box at right). Dietary supplements are also marketed in forms such as tablets, capsules...
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...Taking Advantage of a Broken System Regulation of dietary supplements in the United States has been flawed since congress labeled what can be labeled as a dietary supplement. Dietary supplements, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), are vitamins, minerals, herbs, amino acids, enzymes, concentrates, or extracts. Using them multiple times a week, these supplements could be a way to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Americans use dietary supplements as a way to receive results instantly by ingesting many forms of supplements for things ranging from increased memory to hair growth. Some people might see it as a relatively cheap and convenient way to help relieve issues without the use of prescription drugs, but they must wake up...
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...Dietary Supplements Michael Robertson Dietary supplements are substitutes or additives to the bodies nutritional intake. These can either be drank or eaten. Dietary supplements are available through pill, powder, liquid, and capsule. Supplements have many benefits, some of these benefits may allow for better overall health. When we lack a vitamin or mineral we can get them from supplements, especially if we create a deficiency from an unbalanced diet. Risks of taking too many supplements can lead to severe adverse reactions and health complications. Some can lead to kidney toxicities, nausea, bone pain, heart murmurs, poor appetite and brain issues. The government regulates the dietary supplements, labeling and the ingredients that manufacturers use to develop new products. They also regulate marketing and side effects of drugs and regulate what they may and may not use to keep things truthful. Some medical problems can be helped, improved, or cured using supplements. Such a disease for example is a Peptic ulcer, which is a sore lining your stomach. some supplements that help this are catechin, raw cabbage juice, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin C and a few others. Vitamins and minerals being developed in medical laboratories and by private manufactures are still creating new things daily making changes and cures to every day health needs and concerns. Lastly supplements should be taken with caution and in moderation to avoid risks. References http://www.livestrong...
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...Dietary Supplements Summary Sonya Spencer SCI/241 December 21, 2014 Stacey Nagy Dietary Supplements Summary Dietary supplements are substances you eat or drink. They can be vitamins, minerals, herbs or other plants, amino acids (the individual building blocks of protein), or parts of these substances. They can be in pill, capsule, tablet, or liquid form. They supplement (add to) the diet and should not be considered a substitute for food. People have used herbal medicines to prevent illness, cure infection, relieve fever, and heal wounds. Herbal medicines can also treat constipation, ease pain, or act as relaxants or stimulants. Research on some herbs and plant products has shown that they may have some of the same effects that conventional medicines do, while others may have no effect or may be harmful. Many supplements contain active ingredients that have strong biological effects in the body. ("Dietary Supplements", n.d.). This could make them unsafe in some situations and hurt or complicate your health. For example, the following actions could lead to harmful even life-threatening consequences. Food and drug administration regulates both finished dietary supplement products and dietary ingredients. FDA regulates dietary supplements under a different set of regulations than those covering "conventional" foods and drug products. Under the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994. Manufacturers and distributors of dietary supplements and dietary ingredients...
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...Jue\26\septiembre Dietary Supplement is often used to fulfill the body nutrition needs. It’s a group of ingredient to give you enough nutrition in a day that you don’t get in a typical diet. Food supplement can also help with certain diseases like Malabsorption( a condition where your body can not absorb nutrition),and Eating Disorders ( not enough nutrients from the amount of food). Some people believe that taking certain supplement can cure diseases or help them loose weight. Without considering the negative sides effects that can happen. Food Supplements can be good and bad depends on the user and the supplement and causes they are taking it for. Acidophilus is a Dietary Supplement for people whom are concerned about their digestive health and intestinal health. These Bacteria have been found and use for thousands of years. It is found in a rich sugar environment and dairy products such as yogurt. They are types of bacteria that ingest sugar to replicate. Acidophilus is a very common beneficial bacteria. This group of bacteria consist Lactobacillus acidophilus, L.casei, L,bulgaricus and more. Taking Acidophilus on a regular basis can help prevent cancer, weight loss, parasites and reduce the occurrence of oral and vaginal area from harmful bacteria like fungi and yeast. It also helps the number of chemical in the aid of digestion. Acidophilus also absorb cholesterol in the intestine this can prevent the cholesterol to reach the arteries and causing damage. This supplement...
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...Dietary Supplements There has been much discussion about the effectiveness of taking a supplement every day. The benefit of taking this supplement every day is that is helps to prevent vitamin and nutrient deficiency in people of all ages. These vitamins are formulated to meet the daily recommended allowances for many types of conditions such as age and pregnancy. The benefits of taking a daily vitamin lie in the areas of strengthening our immune systems. This is especially true for the elderly and pregnant populations. For the elderly, such supplements can reduce their chances of infectious diseases and increase bone density. Women, who are pregnant or are planning on becoming pregnant, need additional folic acid to reduce the possibility of birth defects. Lastly, children benefit from taking a daily vitamin because they generally do not have a balanced diet that allows them to obtain all of the needed daily vitamins to aid in their growth and development. As in any type of supplement, more is not always good in mass quantity. Taking more than the daily recommended dosage of any supplement can, and will, lead to near-toxic levels in most people. High doses of certain vitamins can be toxic and lead to such things as diarrhea, vomiting, and nausea in most people. In some severe cases, this type of overload could lead to kidney failure. In order to understand the acceptable amount of any type of vitamin for our individual bodies, many things have to be considered...
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...Dietary Supplements Summary James Johnson SCI/241 Abstract In this paper I am going to discuss and identify what are dietary supplements, some benefits of taking dietary supplements, some risks from taking dietary supplements, the government regulations surrounding dietary supplements, I will be discussing Rheumatoid arthritis and the use of an herbal supplement to treat it called cat’s claw. What are Dietary Supplements? Dietary supplements in the United States are classified as substances that you consume by the way of eating or drinking them. Dietary supplements can be herbal, vitamins, minerals, or amino acids, or even a part of all of these substances. Some benefits of taking these dietary supplements are boosting energy, losing weight, stress, heart health, liver health, and even to reduce wrinkles. These are just a few benefits of taking supplements, there are experts that say that there are places in our diet that has a definite need for supplements, but there primary goal is to fill in the gaps that we lose as nutrients. There are risks that are involved with taking dietary supplements and people need to pay close attention when taking to many supplements. Like all drugs there are side effects, Exposures to supplements (such as vitamins, herbs, protein powders, and botanicals) accounted for more than 35,000 calls to US poison control centers in 2011. Of these calls, more than 4,000 people were reportedly treated in health care facilities. More than 800 cases...
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...Dietary Supplements Summary Andrea Muller SCI/241 August 22, 2014 Cindy Davis Dietary Supplements Summary A dietary supplement is intended for ingestion in way such as a capsule, tablet or powder and expected to add additional nutritional value to a healthy diet. The dietary supplement contains vitamins, minerals, amino acids that take the place of healthy foods missing or needed additionally in a healthy diet. In conclusion, dietary supplements are not meant to take the place of or substitute for foods that are essential to a person’s diet. Dietary supplements are used to improve and manage a person’s health. For instance, folic acid is can help decrease the risk of birth defects and fish oil can help some people decrease their risk of heart disease. However, there are some risks to taking dietary supplements especially if taken with a prescription. For instance, vitamin C and E can decrease the effectiveness of some forms of cancer chemotherapy. Also, taking too much of a vitamin such as vitamin A can lead to headaches, liver damage, reduction in bone strength, and birth defects. Even though, dietary supplements are not a drug, the federal agency such as FDA still oversees supplement products. Dietary supplement do not require approval from the FDA regarding their health claims etc. however, dietary supplements must indicate on their product if the product had been evaluated or approved by the FDA and that the product is not used to diagnose, treat, or prevent...
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...Dietary Supplements Report What’s in a bottle? Dietary supplement is a good topic that affects the nutrition of the user. This topic is great for the public interest. When you are in the store, on the internet, or just talking to a friend, you may hear about dietary supplements and the claims of benefits for health, how risky can the supplement be, the government’s regulations surrounding the supplements, and a health condition associated with the supplement. A dietary supplement is a substance you can eat or drink. It can be vitamins, minerals, herbs, or other plants, amino acids, or a combination of the substances. These supplements can be in a form of a pill, capsule, tablet, or liquid form. They are a supplement to a diet, which means you add it to your diet so do not consider it as a substitution for food. Dietary supplements can be found in grocery stores, health food stores, pharmacies, on the internet, and by mail. People take dietary supplements for health- related reasons. Makers of dietary supplements cannot tell the user that the supplement can treat, cure, prevent or diagnose diseases. The benefits for dietary supplements is that the user can get all the nutrients that is needed for a balanced diet, it can be used to treat risk factors. The supplements provide additional nutrients that is needed in a balanced diet that the user would not have got if they weren’t taking a dietary supplement. Certain health conditions can cause the body to develop and insufficient...
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...Dietary Supplements Report 08/25/2013 SCI 241 It is important that the body receives all the required nutrients on a daily basis in order to function properly. When a diet is low in a specific nutrient, or nutrients, dietary supplements can be taken in order to achieve the recommended daily amount of each nutrient. Dietary supplements are minerals, vitamins, or amino acids. All of these are nutrients that are found in food. Dietary supplements come in the form of a capsule, such as a soft gel or gel cap, pills, or tablets. These dietary supplements can be taken for different reasons depending on the need. Although taking dietary supplements cannot cure diseases, taking these supplements can contribute to health maintenance and the well-being of one’s health. There are many health benefits of taking dietary supplements on a daily basis. Each dietary supplement offers something different than the next. Identifying individual needs as far as which nutrients should be increased in a diet is the key to determining which dietary supplements should be taken. For example, if a person suffers from a weak immune system, he or she may want to consider taking Vitamin C or Echinacea supplements. Both of these dietary supplements help to strengthen the immune system. As a result the person consuming these supplements are less like to become sick as easily; and if he or she does become sick, the immune system can fight off the sickness in a shorter amount of time. Another benefit...
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...Dietary Supplements Report Wendy Herring SCI/241 June 24, 2012 Beatrice Olanihun Dietary Supplements Report Dietary supplements, do people need them? What are the benefits and/or risks of taking them? Does the government regulate them like they do prescription medications? Do dietary supplements help with diseases or ailments and do they have risks attached to them? Dietary supplements are vitamins, minerals, herbs and other substances intended to improve the diet. They come in several different forms; pills, capsules, powders and liquids. (Dietary Supplements, 2012) There are proven benefits from taking dietary supplements; when a proper diet is not followed daily the body needs dietary supplements to ensure it is receiving all the nutrients necessary to function properly. Vitamin D, A and calcium are necessary for bone health, they both help to keep the bones strong and they help prevent bone loss. Vitamin A also supports vision. Vitamin K helps in the clotting of blood. Vitamin E strengthens the immune system and assists in repairing deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). Pregnant women may get a recommendation from their doctor to take a folic acid supplement to reduce the risk of birth defects for their child. Vitamin and mineral deficiencies can impair the body’s ability to heal and protect it; a multivitamin for anyone that does not eat a proper diet as recommended by the food pyramid is probably a good choice. The choice to take dietary supplements...
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...What are dietary supplements? In the United States, dietary supplements are substances you eat or drink. They can be vitamins, minerals, herbs or other plants, amino acids (the individual building blocks of protein), or parts of these substances. They can be in pill, capsule, tablet, or liquid form. They supplement (add to) the diet and should not be considered a substitute for food. What are some benefits of taking dietary supplements? Some supplements may help to assure that you get an adequate dietary intake of essential nutrients. However, supplements should not replace the variety of foods that are important to a healthful diet — so, be sure you eat a variety of foods as well. Unlike drugs, supplements are not intended to treat, diagnose, prevent, or cure diseases. That means supplements should not make claims, such as "reduces arthritic pain" or "treats heart disease." Claims like these can only legitimately be made for drugs, not dietary supplements. What are some risks from taking dietary supplements? Yes. Many supplements contain active ingredients that have strong biological effects in the body. This could make them unsafe in some situations and hurt or complicate your health. For example, the following actions could lead to harmful — even life-threatening — consequences. Using supplements with medications (whether prescription or over-the-counter) Substituting supplements for prescription medicines Taking too much of some supplements, such as vitamin...
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...1 Dietary Supplements Report 2 A dietary supplement is a product taken by mouth that is intended to supplement the diet and that contains one or more "dietary ingredients." The "dietary ingredients" in these products may include: * vitamins * minerals * herbs or other botanicals * amino acids * other substances found in the human diet, such as enzymes Dietary supplements must be labeled as such and must not be represented for use as a conventional food or as the sole item of a meal or the diet. One way to distinguish dietary supplements from conventional foods is by looking at the nutrition information on the label of the product. Conventional foods must have a "Nutrition Facts" panel on their labels, but dietary supplements must have a "Supplement Facts" panel. Some supplements can help assure that you get an adequate dietary intake of essential nutrients; others may help you reduce the risk of disease. However, supplements should not replace the variety of foods that are important to a healthful diet so, be sure you eat a variety of foods as well. Unlike drugs, supplements are not intended to treat, diagnose, prevent, or cure diseases. That means supplements should not make claims, such as “reduces arthritic pain” or “treats heart disease.” 3 Many supplements contain active ingredients that have strong biological effects in the body. This could...
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...The Truth Behind Dietary Supplements When I was growing up our cars had rolled down windows, and if we wanted to change the channel on TV we had to get up and manually press the button. Today we have remote controls for almost everything, and we are used to a world with magical buttons. Maybe that is why our society thinks that even food, and vitamin intake has a magical button. I used to take Vitamin Supplements on a regular basis, and I was certain that my body was receiving everything it needs through the magical pill. I was certain I was doing the perfect thing until the day I attended Wellness Class. The professor asked the whole class to bring one bottle of a supplement that we were taking. Almost the whole class brought in some kind of supplement, and the experiment began. There were more then twenty small plastic cups half filled with regular vinegar, and everybody put one tablet from our bottles that we brought in a cup at the same time. Half an hour later, all of us had to take out whatever was left of the tablet, or capsule out of the cup. Most of us took out at least two thirds of the a tablet that was still in one piece, a couple of people even took out a whole tablet, and only a few weren’t able to take out anything because it had dissolved. Well, the experiment is actually proving how our bodies are absorbing those supplements, and in most cases it just goes through us. After the experiment the professor started talking about Dietary Supplements, and...
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...Abhitej Nibber YR7544 NEWS MEMO 2- Food Politics Should the FDA regulate Vitamins and Dietary supplements? How healthy are the Vitamins and Dietary supplements that promise to promote good health? Vitamins and other Dietary supplements have no set boundaries since the law that regulates this industry, The Dietary Supplements Health and Education Act of 1994 took the legal control and jurisdiction power away from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This law was passed in 1994 by the Congress and signed by the president and resulted in a piece of legislation called the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) of 1994.This legislation limits the FDA’s power to regulate dietary supplements. These Vitamins and Supplements have long been known to have potential serious health consequences and can also lead to death. Excess and improper consumption of these supplements can cause Liver damage, reduced bone strength, Cancer and cause birth defects. Excess of iron may lead to vomiting and nausea, harmful during pregnancy and nursing, harmful to children, increased risk of high blood pressure, heart attack, stroke and various other cardiovascular problems. The safety and health is endangered by the unregulated dietary supplements, but the dollars the industry is spending serves to dampen congressional concern over the issue,” said Ms. Sloan. “Heartbreakingly, this kind of money spending is highly usual as it has a great impact. Industries facing a threat...
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