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Saturday, January 16, 2010

Not All Vitamin Supplements Are Created Equal - Natural Multivitamins

By Veronica Carrillo

During my quest for a healthier lifestyle, I found it was very hard to get all the essential vitamins and minerals I needed. For one thing, I was extremely busy with two kids, husband and a full time job. Creating healthy meals three times a day with all the vegetables we needed was just close to impossible. That is when I discovered a quick remedy, vegetable and fruit juice!

The problem with this discovery was that most of the juices on the shelf either were from concentrate or had high levels of fructose syrup. I wanted juices that were truly healthy, so I figured why not make them myself from the organic vegetables in my own garden. That led me to comparing juicers and boy was I surprised!

The information displayed on label may seem complicated at times. All you want is to use the given information easily and effectively. How can you do so? Firstly, you should understand that product-specific information (i.e. serving size, nutrient information, and calories) is usually placed on the back-top section of the packaging. Standardized serving size allows you to compare prices of the chosen item with other products.

What are the ingredients? Some energy drinks contain a great deal of sugar, some do not. Usually, high sugar content comes from high fructose corn syrup. This gives you a boost of energy, but a big drain a few hours later. Some energy drinks contain sugar substitutes like Ace-K and Aspartame. Most energy drinks contain some amounts of B vitamins and especially B12- which, in liquid form, go to work quickly in your bloodstream which help with focus, concentration and energy. Next, you have caffeine. Oh no! They must have load of caffeine. Well, to be honest, most energy drinks have the same amount of caffeine that you would get in a cup of coffee, about 80-200mg. Caffeine is a stimulant that activates your adrenal glands to produce energy.

Also, beware if the item lists saturated fat in the label description. Try to reduce or avoid consuming products with high levels of saturated fat. The nutrition facts label not only helps you to identify the elements that you want to reduce (i.e. sugar, salt, and fat), it also tells you the nutrients that you should be consuming more of (i.e. vitamins and minerals).

Therefore, the nutrition facts label serves great importance as it is a nutritional guide for consumers in many of their food purchase decisions. - 17269

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