Every day we learn of an increasing number of people taking some form of supplement hoping that they will feel healthier. While a few supplements offer genuine benefits, using large amounts of them, especially when you don't need them, can be harmful.
Iodized salt is the table salt fortified with a minute amount of various iodine-containing salts.
Food fortification is a process of adding one or more micronutrients to a food product.
With the dietary supplements impacting our daily life, a lot of people find it quite challenging to survive without them. Some companies proclaim that these supplements act like a miracle pill/ powder for any disease.
Of late there have been many advertisements which promote supplements and also claim that they will give you more energy or improve health. Many of the oral nutrition supplements available on the market are ineffective and some can be dangerous.
There are dime-a-dozen nutritional supplements available in the market-but how many of us know what they are and who should/need to take them?
Losing weight isn't easy and you're probably going to need a little help along the way.
Listening to a promotional lecture on a recently launched nutrition supplement, I wondered how many normal persons would begin to take them and how many of those people really need them. A body-builder's comment in a health programme last week on TV informed the viewers that one does not get adequate proteins by eating food and therefore one requires supplements!
Artificial sweeteners or sugar substitutes have few or no calories and are mostly used by people with diabetes.
Probiotics are creating news in the media and amongst healthcare professionals. They have been incorporated into foods with claims on health enhancement and they are being prescribed as supplements by some doctors.
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