1. THE CONCEPT OF ESSENTIALITY
HEALTH SUPPLEMENT:
AND IT BENEFITS
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2. DEFINITIONS OF HEALTH SUPPLEMENT
By the simplest definition an essential element is
one required to sustain life
whose absence lead death and illness
Nutrition therapies play an essential role in disease
management, healthcare, and should be provided
by professional qualified nutritionist.
3. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN NATURAL AND
ARTIFICIAL
By law, vitamin supplements must possess the
biological potency printed on the table.
The International Unit, IU, a standard of
measurement, was developed to compensate for
the differences between natural and synthetic forms
of vitamin E.
supplements containing 400IU of vitamin E should,
therefore have the same measurable potency,
whether they contain natural or synthetic vitamin E.
4. Because some of the [forms] of alpha-tocopherol
present in [synthetic] alpha-tocopherol are not
useable by the body, synthetic alpha-tocopherol is
less bioavailable and only about half as potent [as
natural vitamin E]
---Linus Pauling Institute
. Only 12.5% of synthetic vitamin E is the
biologically active d-alpha-tocopherol. According to
Traber (1998), synthetic vitamin E, known
incorrectly as d/l-vitamin E, has a biological activity
about 2/3 that of natural vitamin E.
5. Its can be get from or daily diets.
Some of them cannot be taken excessively
Most of the supplement is chemically create.
Taking excessively can lead to death
We spend millions on them, yet mounting scientific
evidence says they offer few benefits – and may
even shorten our lives. So are any worth taking? ---
-Rob Sharp reports
7. Vitamin A
Liver, full-fat dairy
products, spinach, broccoli, tomato juice, peppers
and watercress. Orange things, such as
mango, dried apricots, butternut
squash, carrots, sweet potatoes and pumpkin tend
to be good sources of this vitamin.
Vitamin E
Broccoli, nuts, soya beans, brussels
sprouts, spinach and eggs. Some believe vitamin E
is destroyed by heat, so try to eat your vegetables
raw or lightly cooked
Vitamin B
Vitamin B1 is found in whole grains, flour and
bread and green leafy vegetables
