Dietary SupplementsBy Dan Zhou

What is Dietary Supplement?Nutrition supplement is intended to provide a balance diet.

o Vitaminso Mineralso Fibero Fatty Acido Amino Acid

Opinions About Dietary Supplemento Common misconceptionso The more supplements you take, the better for you. o Vitamins can cure diseases.o Factso Supplements cannot replace natural fruits and vegetables. Overdose can have serious side effects.o Many vitamins can help prevent long-term diseases, but they cannot “cure” a disease.

Supporting facts o Regulation issues o Lack of clinical effectivenesso Side effectso Relatively high cost compared to natural food

Proposed Solutions o Enforcing stricter regulationso Passing laws to impose heavier penalty for manufacturers using illegal ingredientso Reducing misleading advertisements and increasing transparencyo Raising taxes on dietary supplements

Counter-Arguments of the Proposed Solutionso Raising taxes cause problems for the people who legitimately need the vitamins.o The FDA is limited in regulation dietary supplement because it is not a drug.o Manufactures may have scientific evidence to advertise their products.

Suggestions1. Take various foods to obtain different nutrients2. Choose nutrition supplements based on doctors’

recommendation.3. Avoid weight loss, meal replacement and energy

boosting products.

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