THE CONCEPT OF ESSENTIALITY

HEALTH SUPPLEMENT:

AND IT BENEFITS

HAMIZAN HADI BIN ADDNAN

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DEFINITIONS OF HEALTH SUPPLEMENT

By the simplest definition an essential element is

one required to sustain life

whose absence lead death and illness

Nutrition therapies play an essential role in disease

management, healthcare, and should be provided

by professional qualified nutritionist.

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN NATURAL AND

ARTIFICIAL

By law, vitamin supplements must possess the

biological potency printed on the table.

The International Unit, IU, a standard of

measurement, was developed to compensate for

the differences between natural and synthetic forms

of vitamin E.

supplements containing 400IU of vitamin E should,

therefore have the same measurable potency,

whether they contain natural or synthetic vitamin E.

Because some of the [forms] of alpha-tocopherol

present in [synthetic] alpha-tocopherol are not

useable by the body, synthetic alpha-tocopherol is

less bioavailable and only about half as potent [as

natural vitamin E]

---Linus Pauling Institute

. Only 12.5% of synthetic vitamin E is the

biologically active d-alpha-tocopherol. According to

Traber (1998), synthetic vitamin E, known

incorrectly as d/l-vitamin E, has a biological activity

about 2/3 that of natural vitamin E.

Its can be get from or daily diets.

Some of them cannot be taken excessively

Most of the supplement is chemically create.

Taking excessively can lead to death

We spend millions on them, yet mounting scientific

evidence says they offer few benefits – and may

even shorten our lives. So are any worth taking? ---

-Rob Sharp reports

WHERE YOU CAN GET IT

Vitamin A

Liver, full-fat dairy

products, spinach, broccoli, tomato juice, peppers

and watercress. Orange things, such as

mango, dried apricots, butternut

squash, carrots, sweet potatoes and pumpkin tend

to be good sources of this vitamin.

Vitamin E

Broccoli, nuts, soya beans, brussels

sprouts, spinach and eggs. Some believe vitamin E

is destroyed by heat, so try to eat your vegetables

raw or lightly cooked

Vitamin B

Vitamin B1 is found in whole grains, flour and

bread and green leafy vegetables