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Before Taking Any Supplements Understand These 5 Facts

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Supplements are now taken by 80 percent of Americans. This shows that people who haven’t taken supplements for health or lifestyle reasons may consider doing so.

Consider a few things before adding a new supplement to your regimen, even if some may benefit. Here are some crucial things to consider before taking a new supplement.

Supplements Cannot Replace A Well-Rounded Eating Pattern

Anyone who’s visited a pharmacy or vitamin shop has seen the vast selection of over-the-counter supplements. How to start? Multivitamins, protein powders, minerals, and herbal supplements are available.

No supplement can substitute for a healthy diet. “Supplements enhance a balanced diet,” “Diana Mesa, RD, LDN, CDCES, founder and owner of En La Mesa Nutrition, states. “You should still try to eat a range of nutrient-dense meals.

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Because food provides minerals that supplements cannot. Our meals include synergistic vitamins and minerals. Mesa adds, “We may not get the same advantages from supplementing instead of consuming nutrient-dense meals.”

Food provides energy. Next time diet culture attempts to persuade you that reducing your food intake for weight reduction is “good” or remotely safe, remember that your body requires food (calories) to avoid malnutrition, accomplish daily tasks, and live, breathe, and be healthy. Food provides life-giving energy, but most herbal, vitamin, and mineral supplements don’t.

“Supplements enhance a balanced diet,” “Diana Mesa RD, LDN, CDCES, founder and owner of En La Mesa Nutrition, explains. “You should still try to eat a range of nutrient-dense meals.

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The FDA Isn’t Required To Test Supplements For Safety Before They’re Sold

According to the 1994 Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA), the FDA “does NOT have the power to approve dietary supplements for safety and efficacy, or to authorize their labeling, before the supplements are offered to the public.”

A 2015 New England Journal of Medicine research found that supplements may hurt unwary users.

However, a third-party-tested supplement guarantees label accuracy. Mesa states NSF International, US Pharmacopeia, and ConsumerLab seal products to ensure safety. Check the supplement’s label or these third-party testers’ websites to see whether it’s been tested.

There Isn’t Strong Research Backing The Benefits Of Most Supplements On The Market

Third-party testing ensures supplement labels are correct, but their usefulness depends on the

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