...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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...weight at increasing numbers? Could it be diets and weight loss supplements are detrimental to the overall health of so many Americans? The unhealthy reliance on appetite suppressants and the restrictions of certain food groups generally don’t work in the long term and can even be dangerous. The low cost of diets and the promise of fast results can certainly encourage many Americans to diet. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention more than 20 million Americans use dietary supplements, including multivitamins, minerals and herbs. The rise of diet supplements from 42% in 2006 to 62% in 2010 has only fueled the growth of dietary supplements and diet plans to a multimillion dollar industry (Center for Disease Control, 2011). The weight loss industry encourages individuals to improve their overall health by dieting. The industry approach suggest people can eat poorly and just take a diet supplement and have the same results of someone who eats well, exercise and takes care of their health by getting regular checkups. This is farthest from the truth according to a CNN report. Dr. Roberta Anding, a registered dietitian and director of sports nutrition at Texas Children Hospital, stated “while some supplements can be helpful in losing weight they are not match to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. “ Studies haven’t shown any significant difference between people who diet and take supplements are healthier than those who do not, according to Dr. Anding” (Park...
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...SYMPTOM CHECKER PHYSICIAN DIRECTORYSIGN IN SIGN UPSUBSCRIBE WebMD: Better information. Better health. HEALTH A-Z DRUGS & SUPPLEMENTS LIVING HEALTHY FAMILY & PREGNANCY NEWS & EXPERTS Search Common ConditionsVIEW ALL ADD/ADHD Allergies Arthritis Cancer Cold, Flu & Cough Depression Diabetes Eye Health Heart Disease Heartburn/GERD Pain Management Sexual Conditions Skin Problems Sleep Disorders Featured Topics See What Severe Psoriasis Looks Like 16 Tips to Help You Get Organized Feeling Your Best When You Have MS Symptom CheckerWebMD Symptom Checker Health Concern On Your Mind? See what your medical symptoms could mean, and learn about possible conditions. Get Started Resources SECOND OPINION Read expert perspectives on popular health topics COMMUNITIES Connect with people like you, and get expert guidance on living a healthy life INSURANCE GUIDE Get ready for changes to your health care coverage PHYSICIAN DIRECTORY Find a doctor in your area Pain Coach WebMD Pain Coach AppTrack your pain levels, triggers, and treatments. Set goals and get tips with our app. Download Find Information About: Drugs & Supplements Get information and reviews on prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, vitamins, and supplements. Search by name or medical condition. Find or Review a Drug Find or Review a Vitamin or Supplement Check for Drug Interactions Drugs Basics & Safety Commonly Abused Drugs What's Your Medication...
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...Within this document I will be discussing the similarities and differences in the nutritional and energy requirements of adults and pregnant women. I will be comparing and contrasting their nutritional and energy requirements of adults and pregnant women. Firstly, adults; once growth has stopped, adults need to maintain their weight, but should try to avoid putting on extra weight. High-fat foods should be kept to a minimum, as they raise cholesterol. Being overweight can also increase the chances of developing arthritis, diabetes and cancer. To reduce the risk of developing high blood pressure, salt should be limited to a certain amount per day. High-sugar foods should be a treat rather than a regular part of the diet. Ideally, alcohol consumption should be limited as well less amounts per day for women than men. On the other hand pregnant women, extra folic acid should be taken during their first three months of pregnancy, as this is recommended to prevent spina bifida. During the first three months of pregnancy a women needs about an extra 200 calories a day. While-breast-feeding, she will need an extra 500 calories. Extra calcium should be eaten as the developing baby will take what it needs, leaving the mother deficient. This is why women often have to have more dental treatment during pregnancy and for the first year after having a baby, whereas adults don’t need these special treatments. An unborn child needs a healthy and well-nourished mother to grow properly. Therefore...
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...The Use of Melatonin for Children Chevon Midkiff Front Range Community College May 2, 2012 The Use of Melatonin for Children My husband and I both have used melatonin as a natural sleep enhancer in the past, but it had never really crossed my mind to give it to my children if they were to have sleeping problems. When I first became interested in the subject of melatonin for children I was convinced it wasn’t safe based on a situation my friend had told me about. She knew a mother who supposedly has been giving her child melatonin for years just because it was easier to get him to sleep. Being a mother and a nursing student I was shocked by this because I was concerned with the long-term effects it might have on her child. After doing some research I found that in fact it could be beneficial for children, especially children who have certain medical conditions such as blindness, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), or autism (Galewitz, 2009). Like most things in life, there are almost always two sides to a story, if not more. I believe if used correctly and for the right reasons, melatonin can be a beneficial supplement for children, especially those who have certain disabilities. Explained in Anatomy and Physiology written by Elaine N. Marieb and Katja Hoehn (2010), melatonin, which is produced in the pineal gland, “is a powerful antioxidant and amine hormone derived from serotonin” (p. 620). It is very important because it controls our sleep and wake...
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...strict vegetarians are at increased risk for developing anemia and should take a supplement containing vitamin B12. Vitamin B12 is stored in the liver for a year or more, which reduces a person's risk of anemia. What is vitamin B12 and what does it do? Vitamin B12 is a nutrient that helps keep the body's nerve and blood cells healthy and helps make DNA, the genetic material in all cells. Vitamin B12 also helps prevent a type of anemia called megaloblastic anemia that makes people tired and weak. Two steps are required for the body to absorb vitamin B12 from food. First, hydrochloric acid in the stomach separates vitamin B12 from the protein to which vitamin B12 is attached in food. After this, vitamin B12 combines with a protein made by the stomach called intrinsic factor and is absorbed by the body. Some people have pernicious anemia, a condition where they cannot make intrinsic factor. As a result, they have trouble absorbing vitamin B12 from all foods and dietary supplements. How much vitamin B12 do I need? The amount of vitamin B12 you need each day depends on your age. Average daily recommended amounts for different ages are listed below in micrograms (mcg): Life Stage | Recommended Amount | Birth to 6 months | 0.4 mcg | Infants 7–12 months | 0.5 mcg | Children 1–3 years | 0.9 mcg | Children 4–8 years | 1.2 mcg | Children 9–13 years | 1.8 mcg | Teens 14–18 years | 2.4 mcg | Adults | 2.4 mcg | Pregnant teens and women | 2.6 mcg | Breastfeeding teens and...
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...simple ways to determine this disease is a standard blood test. This test is performed to check the amount of vitamin D. Another way is to do a urine test which tracts the amounts of calcium in the bloodstream. The last way is diagnosis through an x-ray or bone biopsy. An x-ray can see how the vitamin shortage has affected the bones by determining whether the patient has any bone cracks and a bone biopsy is a test in which they remove a small portion of your bone and use the sample to check your calcium and vitamin D levels. If any of these test results show low levels of vitamin D, low levels of calcium and low levels of phosphorus then the patient would be diagnosed with osteomalacia. Luckily, getting enough vitamin D through oral supplements for several weeks to months can cure osteomalacia. Maintaining normal blood levels of vitamin D usually requires continuing to take the...
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...Critical supplement for building a healthy India Contents Foreword................................................................................................... 04 Introduction............................................................................................. 06 Executive summary................................................................................ 07 An insight into the nutraceuticals market of India Section I: Nutritional status of the population of india....................................10 Section II: Nutraceuticals market: global and India.........................................24 Section III: Way forward............................................................................... 48 Annexure.................................................................................................. 66 Acknowledgements................................................................................ 76 Glossary....................................................................................................77 About FICCI..............................................................................................80 Foreword Ajit Singh Chairman- FICCI Task Force on Nutraceuticals Chairman- ACG Worldwide (formerly Associated Capsules Group) President- Health Foods and Dietary Supplements Association (HADSA) Dear reader, Nutraceuticals as they are called in industry parlance cover a basket of products from dietary supplements to probiotic...
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...Research Paper Final Draft Megan Vandermark English 135 Professor Skeen 23 February, 2012 Teens and Dieting As a model, Nina was dying to be thin. She lived off of her looks: “That was a lifestyle for me. Just like an athlete trains for a goal, it’s the same thing with my weight.” Her goal was to be the thinnest African-American model at 5’10’ and 100 pounds. As her weight dropped, she began to book more jobs. To make the weight drop faster, Nina turned to diet pills to help her lose the last 15 pounds. Nina said “When I took the pills, it was a euphoric feeling. Your body is in constant motion. There’s no slowing down, no desire to eat. It’s like being intoxicated and you can get used to that feeling if you’re taking the pills on a daily basis.” The euphoric feeling masked the problems that were going on in Nina’s body. At the age of 29, Nina had a heart attack, “It felt like an arm was punching through my chest.” But even a heart attack wasn’t enough to bring her destructive behavior to a complete stop. “It still took some time for the full wake-up to come,” Nina said (Ray, 2007). Stories such as this one should not happen, and we have the power to stop it from happening, so that no one should have to go through such a life changing experience. If Nina and other teens had known the risks of extreme dieting practices prior to using them, maybe there would not be so many incidents today. Teens have easy access to dieting methods and don't understand the risks of abusing them;...
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...In the last thirty years the rate of overweight and obese adults has doubled and the rate for children has tripled. Today, more than one-third adult citizens, and seventeen percent of children are overweight (CDC). Unhealthy weight is caused by a lack of physical activity and an unbalanced diet. With the rise of technology and improved living standards in the United States, sedentary lifestyle has become a normal practice in today’s American citizens: using elevators and escalators instead of stairs, driving short distances instead of walking or biking, eating in fast food places, and spending most free time as a “couch potato.” Part of the blame is placed on the greedy food industry, which produces unhealthy products and give obscure information regarding what their products contain. However, the public still has the many options of healthy eating and physical activity available to them: many fast food places offer salads and exercise can be done in the comfort of one’s home. A lack of an active and healthy lifestyle will eventually cause obesity and it’s consequences: coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, osteoarthritis, reproductive health complications, and stroke. Health implications that can be fatal. In fact, for the first time in two centuries, the expected life span of today’s current generation is shorter than the previous (Belluck NYT). The alarming rate of children and adults that are overweight and obese has called action to be taken;...
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...Running head: THE HEALTH FOOD SUPPLEMENT INDUSTRY The Health Food Supplement Industry Jack Welch Management Institute Managerial Economics 515 August 3, 2014 Abstract The health food supplement industry has grown substantially in the last four years. Since 2010, the economic growth in the US has caused consumers to become more heath conscious. These consumers are willing and happy to spend over $90 per trip to their vendor to buy vitamins, mineral and supplements. These highly valued customers have created a $28.4 billion in profits in 2012. This market segments is primarily adults and are purchased primarily by women. Many vendors such as Advocare, Plexus, Beachbody and Herbalife, have all seen an increase in their profits during this health movement. The Health Food Supplement Industry The health food supplement industry has grown substantially in the last four years. In 2011, the US market was the leading country four purchasing nutrients and supplements in the world (Wood 2011). In 2010, the nutrition and dietary supplements market reached $28.4 billion, which was a $3 billion increase over 2009. It was reported that the growth was due to the ending of the recession, the increase of employment levels and an increase in chronic diseases. This industry receives a seven percent annual gain, which is approximately $2 billion increase in sales every year (Buckley 2012). The vitamins, minerals, and supplements segment has generated substantial...
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...mortality in the same year. Under nutrition contributes to almost 35% of the estimated 7.6 million deaths under-5 deaths; consequently affecting the future health and socioeconomic development and productive potential of the society. The malnourished are unable to live a normal life, are less likely to fulfill their potential as human beings and cannot contribute fully to the development of their own countries. Nutrition is the provision of adequate energy and nutrients (in terms of amount and mix and timelines) to the cells for them to perform their physiological function of (growth, reproduction, defence, repair e.t.c). The World Health Organization defines malnutrition as "the cellular imbalance between supply of nutrients & energy and the body's demand for them to ensure growth, maintenance, and specific functions”. Malnutrition comprises both; Under nutrition and Over nutrition The World Health Organization (WHO) says that malnutrition is by far the largest contributor to child mortality globally, currently present in 45 percent of all cases. Underweight births and inter-uterine growth restrictions are responsible for about 2.2 million child deaths annually in the world. Deficiencies in vitamin A or zinc cause 1 million deaths each year. WHO adds that malnutrition during childhood usually results in worse health and lower educational achievements during adulthood. Malnourished...
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...Exciting findings by USA scientists suggest fresh fish oil may prevent children of overweight pregnant women from later developing diabetes. Children of overweight women have nearly twice the risk of developing problems like diabetes later in life, and at least three in 10 pregnant women in USA are overweight. Up to one in five British women currently take fish oil supplements during pregnancy, according to the latest estimate. But it is not known if supplements sold here contain fresh fish oil, as it's not stated on the label, or oil that has gone off by becoming oxidized. But this didn't mean pregnant women should be taking fish oil - yet. The same benefit has not yet been shown in humans, and our earlier study shows Americans cannot be sure...
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...childhood obesity has become more and more serious problem. In children and adolescents who are 2-19 years old, the probability of obesity has been stable at around 17%. In the past decade, there were about 12.7 million children and adolescents affected by obesity (Childhood Obesity Facts, 2015). In recent years this ratio has declined, but because of defective eating and living behaviors, childhood obesity is still a problem that cannot be ignored. In order to solve this problem, balanced diet and exercise therapy are effective methods. The main cause of obesity in children and adults are similar, except to genetic reason, defective eating and living behaviors will also bring greater influence. Nowadays, people are concerned about supplement nutrition; however, improper intake can easily lead to nutritional imbalances. People could often see a variety of nutritional supplement advertisements, but some of them are not suitable for young children. If children eat those supplements for long-term, excessive intake of nutrients will cause the obesity. In addition, fast food and snacks are also another important reason for childhood obesity. Most of fast-food and snack mean high fat, high sugar, and high calorie, excessive consumption of these foods will make a significant increase in body weight. At the same time, many children spent a lot of time in front of television or computer screen. At least for these children, it takes up opportunities for physical activity. This is what...
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