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June 28, 2022
You may be trying to cure a vitamin deficiency or lower your risk of certain diseases or you may just feel proactive about your health after taking a supplement that promises to improve your health.
Well, I as a victim like you all, also took the supplements for my deficiency. Once, when I was reading an article about how the supplements we take everyday affects our body in so many different ways , I was shocked about the facts and it changed my mind to have a healthy nutrient rich food. This is the why I will be explaining about the side effects of the dietary supplements and how the nutrients can be obtained from our everyday diet.
What are dietary supplements and why they cannot replace the food ?
Dietary supplements include such ingredients as vitamins, minerals, herbs, amino acids, and enzymes. Dietary supplements are marketed in forms such as tablets, capsules, softgels, powders, and liquids.💊🧫
Unlike drugs, supplements are not permitted to be marketed for the purpose of treating, diagnosing, preventing, or curing diseases. That means supplements should not make disease claims, such as “lowers high cholesterol” or “treats heart disease.” Claims like these cannot be
legitimately made for dietary supplements.
Supplements should never be used in place of real food. Vitamins and minerals are essential to help your body develop and function as it should. While most people get all of what’s recommended by eating healthy, others need a little extra nutrient boost.
We need a variety of nutrients each day to stay healthy, including calcium and vitamin D to protect our bones, folic acid to produce and maintain new cells, and vitamin A to preserve a healthy immune system and vision. Yet the source of these nutrients is important. We can't get the same synergistic effect from a supplement. 🥗
Taking certain vitamins or minerals in higher-than-recommended doses may even interfere with nutrient absorption or cause side effects.🤕
No matter what your goal is when taking supplements, one thing is certain: They aren’t a replacement for a nutrient-dense, healthy diet. 💯
So ditch the supplements now and have a healthy balanced diet peeps.. 🙌
Stay healthy y'all
