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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Picking the Right Dietary Supplements

By Royce Linford

Dietary vitamins can help make up for the vitamins we are lacking from food. First and foremost, a healthy diet consisting of foods high in vitamins is better than taking a supplement. Supplements are best for rounding out your vitamin intake, to ensure you are getting all that your body requires.

Look for the contents of a supplement and note the amount of each vitamin in contains. Don't be fool by claims such as Good source of Vitamin A, all this means is that the supplement meets a certain level of vitamin A.

For example it takes 12mg of vitamin C to earn an excellent source of label, but 12mg is less than your required daily intake. So make sure the vitamins you're buying contain enough of what your body needs, read the back of the label.

Supplements often make different claims, these are known as structure function claims. Which the FDA defines as the vitamin supplements effect on the body's function or structure. For example, one claim often heard is Vitamin D is good for your bones. These claims can also cover the effects of a supplement on your overall health.

It can be hard to find a good supplement. You have to decide whether you want only one vitamin or a multivitamin. With so many different vitamins having so many different functions its important to know what you need.

Finding out which vitamins you need the most is a good idea, get your doctor to help you. Once you have that information you can choose the right vitamins. You don't want to overdose on vitamins, this can end up causing more harm than good.

If you need help contact a qualified nutrition expert who can offer you advise on the best dietary supplements to choose.

If you want to be healthy, you need to learn how to balance all your vitamins in your diet. You need to add a healthy diet to exercise, this will keep you feeling younger and stronger. Do this and you'll find yourself feeling better and happier because of it. - 17269

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