05/07/2017
HEALTH ME UP - Wednesdays: Packed for Life (July 5, 2017)
We all try to eat a variety of healthy foods, but you never quite manage to consume all the whole grains, vegetables, fruits, calcium-rich foods, and lean proteins that make up a well-balanced diet. Is this TRUE or TRUE?
Enjoying excellent health and staying healthy throughout one’s life-span begins with eating right. There is a growing mountain of scientific evidence demonstrating the direct correlation of poor nutrition with many degenerative conditions that were previously thought unrelated.
As each new clinical report is published, people are reminded of the importance of eating a healthy diet. A growing number are turning to more healthy food selections and sources, yet our modern lifestyles often make it difficult to consume recommended levels of key nutrients that are essential to our health and well-being. Dietary surveys continue to confirm a sad fact—the overwhelming majority of people do not consume optimal levels of key nutrients by diet alone.
Data from the USDA’s most recent national survey released in 2007 (NHANES 2002) showed that most people do not meet even the most basic recommendations for nutrient intake. Another report released by the Centers for Disease Control in 2007 indicates that most individuals consume fruits and vegetables far below the recommended intake. A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) in 2002 reported that low levels of key nutrients such as the antioxidant vitamins A, C, and E may increase the risk of several health conditions. Furthermore, the researchers
concluded that, “It appears prudent for all adults to take
vitamin and mineral supplements.”
Making a better effort to consume whole, fresh foods in the right proportions is an excellent start to improving one’s nutritional health status. But a nutritional foundation for optimal health and wellness should include a comprehensive dietary supplement program. A supplement program can fill the nutrient gaps and act as insurance against nutritional deficiencies, which studies show to be common in even the best of diets.
So does your daily supplemental vitamins do really complete you from A-Zed?
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