In a large 26,000 person study it was concluded that NOT one person received the nutritional requirements set forth by the RDA

[gkemama]

Vitamins and minerals are vital nutrients for bodily functions and prevention of disease.  There is an archaic argument of "I can get everything I need from food." 

Are You? 

In a large 26,000 person study it was concluded that NOT one person received the nutritional requirements set forth by the RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance).  96% of the US population dies of disease--we are NOT getting proper nutrition!

Insufficient vitamin intake is apparently a cause of chronic disease.  Most people do not consume an optimal amount of all vitamins by diet alone.  Pending strong evidence of effectiveness from randomized trials, it appears prudent for all adults to take vitamins supplements!

Think this is overstated....our "current knowledge" is always faulty....there was a time when scurvy and pellagra where rampant diseases...now we know it is a lack of vitamin c and lack of vitamin B-3!  Vitamins can and DO prevent disease!

Vitamin and mineral are lacking for the following reasons.

1.  Crop nutrient losses - Decades of agriculture have overworked and depleted soils of minerals

2.  Poor digestion - Eating too much or too quickly and stress can cause indigestion.  Indigestion reduces the absoption of vitamins and minerals

3.  Over-cooking  - Can easily destry valuable food nutrients.

4.  Microwave cooking - Studies suggest that microwave cooking alters teh nutritional structure of food.

5.  Food Storage - Length of storage and freezing deplete the nutritional value of most foods.

6.  Food Selection - Eating a too limited range of different food groups will result in nutrient deficiencies.

7.  Food Omission - Allergies to foods, crash dieting, etc. can omit significant dietary sources of nutrients.

8.  Environmental factors - Herbicides and pesticides are used on crops, leaving them with low nutritional value

9.  Antobiotics - Antobiotics interfere with the intake of essential nutrients and their effects can last long beyond the time of ingesting them.

10. Poor lifestyle habits - smoking, alcohol and caffeine can inhibit the absoption of vitamins and minerals or accelerate the loss of nutrients.

11. Stress - Be it physical or emotional, can increase the body's requirements of vitamins and minerals

12. Nutrient variance - There are substantial differences between on fruit or vegetable and another.  One tomato can have 10 times more nutritional value than another - which tomato did you eat?

You should be taking a vitamin and not all vitamins are created equal!!  IF your vitamin is not being properly absorbed it is not doing you any good!  If you think that centrum/one a day is giving you what you need...think again!

You need a complete vitamin that is easy to digest and quickly absorbed to ensure your intake! 

[MomaNana2008]

May. 3, 2009 at 7:23 PM

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