Diet Supplements Summary

Dietary Supplements Summary

Dietary supplements are something that is added to a diet to add nutrients or make up for a deficiency. There are many reasons that people take these supplements. They can be used to help lose weight, gain muscle, increase our energy level, or just replace something that is not being taken in, in the diet. Although these supplements are available to help keep a body functioning, it is important to remember that these are not a nutritional diet on their own.

There are many different kinds of supplements and all of them have different benefits. Supplements can help keep a diet balanced and can provide nutrients that may otherwise be missing from a person’s diet. The supplements can boost our immune system which helps fight illness and disease. Often times supplements are used to help lose weight. There are also supplements that can help to decrease anxiety.

The current good manufacturing practice regulations for dietary supplements help to ensure the dietary supplements contain the right ingredients and the right amount per dose (Grosvenor, M. B., & Smolin, L. A. (2012). The regulations force the manufacturing companies of supplements to make sure their products are safe for people to take.

There are a number of health conditions that can be helped by taking supplements. One of those conditions is anxiety. There are many supplements that claim to help anxiety. One of the supplements that has a better reputation for being effective is Kava. There are many different brands that contain different amounts of Kava. Natrol’s Kava Kava is one that is familiar to many people. This supplement contains 200 Mg per serving of the Kava Kava Root Extract and 60 Mg per serving of Kavalactones. There are only four other ingredients in the product and those ingredients are rice powder, silica, magnesium stearate, and gelatin. The product will help to calm people and help them to stay relaxed ("The Vitamin Shoppe", 2013)....