by Tony Johns
Why should healthy people take vitamin and mineral supplements?
Many people eating the typical American diet are not getting adequate quantities of all the necessary vitamins and nutrients that their bodies need. Supplementing with larger quantities of nutrients may offer protection from certain diseases.
Most Americans do not get enough calcium, magnesium, iron, and zinc in their diet. People that are on diets to lose weight are at risk of vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Another group of people who are especially at risk of dietary deficiencies are the elderly. Older adults often have deficiencies of vitamin D, Vitamin A, vitamin E, calcium, zinc, and vitamins B1 and B2.
What is the importance of taking... Vitamin A- important for the function of the immune system. Vitamin D- not getting enough of this vitamin is associated with bone loss and fractures in older adults and post menopausal women. Vitamin E- associated with lowered risk of heart a disease. Calcium- most people get less than the desired amount of calcium in their diet. Calcium is essential for preventing bone loss. Magnesium- also helps prevent bone loss. Zinc- has been shown to increase immune function in healthy people.
Supplementing with Folic acid is important, about 11% of healthy people in the United Stated are deficient in Folic acid. A diet low in folic acid has been associated with a higher than normal risk of pre-cancerous polyps in the colon. Women who are pregnant and who take a multivitamin with folic acid in it reduce their risk of giving birth to babies having birth defects and other congenital malformations.
I think anybody who is not eating a optimal diet, and who is, should do as I do, and take a high quality multivitamin. Look for one that has all of the above listed vitamins and minerals in its ingredients.
Many people eating the typical American diet are not getting adequate quantities of all the necessary vitamins and nutrients that their bodies need. Supplementing with larger quantities of nutrients may offer protection from certain diseases.
Most Americans do not get enough calcium, magnesium, iron, and zinc in their diet. People that are on diets to lose weight are at risk of vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Another group of people who are especially at risk of dietary deficiencies are the elderly. Older adults often have deficiencies of vitamin D, Vitamin A, vitamin E, calcium, zinc, and vitamins B1 and B2.
What is the importance of taking... Vitamin A- important for the function of the immune system. Vitamin D- not getting enough of this vitamin is associated with bone loss and fractures in older adults and post menopausal women. Vitamin E- associated with lowered risk of heart a disease. Calcium- most people get less than the desired amount of calcium in their diet. Calcium is essential for preventing bone loss. Magnesium- also helps prevent bone loss. Zinc- has been shown to increase immune function in healthy people.
Supplementing with Folic acid is important, about 11% of healthy people in the United Stated are deficient in Folic acid. A diet low in folic acid has been associated with a higher than normal risk of pre-cancerous polyps in the colon. Women who are pregnant and who take a multivitamin with folic acid in it reduce their risk of giving birth to babies having birth defects and other congenital malformations.
I think anybody who is not eating a optimal diet, and who is, should do as I do, and take a high quality multivitamin. Look for one that has all of the above listed vitamins and minerals in its ingredients.
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