Supplements

How Do Vitamin and Mineral Supplements Affect Your Body?

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Never think that supplements can take the place of the minerals and vitamins that are obtained from the normal daily servings of fruit, vegetables, meat and fish.

They are not substitutes, if they were they would be called so, and not be known as supplements.

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Top Supplements for Athletes

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There are two types of athlete, the highly trained competing at the top level and the recreational athlete.

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The Dangers of Nutritional Supplements

From time to time a scare story that lays the blame for a serious reaction, sometimes leading to death, from taking a nutritional supplement hits the headlines.

Apart from excessive overdosing, which with any foodstuff or drink, however harmless, can cause problems that can be fatal, there seems no hard evidence to suggest that pharmaceutical grade supplements approved by the USFDA can be dangerous.

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Add Dietary Supplements To Your Diet

Our bodies need a regular input of proteins, carbohydrates and fats together with a variety of necessary vitamins and minerals.

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Legal Definition of a Dietary Supplement

Supplements, also known as Dietary Supplements should not to be confused with other food or drug products.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) together with similar national authorities throughout the world have introduced legal definitions and regulations for the production and marketing of Supplements that must be observed.

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