supplements. are they even that important?

SUPPLEMENTSARE THEY

EVENTHAT IMPORTANT

byManuel A. Trevino

THEY DON’T MAKETHEY DON’T MAKEPRODUCE LIKE THEYPRODUCE LIKE THEYU S E D

T OU S E D

T O

ACROSS THE GLOBE

LAST 100 YEARS

72% EUROPE

85% N. AMERICA

76% ASIA

NUTRIENT SOIL DEPLETION

SOIL DEPLETION NH4

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Under ideal circumstances, plants absorb 70 to 80 different minerals from the soil

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Mo

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SOIL DEPLETION

In the mid 1800’s German chemist Justus von Liebig conducted experiments using primitive equipment determining what elements were essential for plant growth. He

only identified three – nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium – known by their chemical symbols as NPK http://www.ion.ac.uk/information/onarchives/soilmineraldepletion

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His experiments laid the foundation for a lucrative agrochemical industry, selling NPK fertilizers to farmers, with the promise of miraculously increased yields. NPK fertilizers have certainly revolutionized agriculture, but at the cost of a tragic degradation in the

quality of the soil. http://www.ion.ac.uk/information/onarchives/soilmineraldepletion

SOIL DEPLETIONNOW

POTASSIUMCALCIUMMAGNESIUMZINC IRON -59%-27% -19% -46%% -24%

SOIL DEPLETIONFACT

IF IT ISN’T IN THE SOIL, IT IS NOT GETTING INTO OUR FOODS

COLLARD GREENS

VITAMIN CCALCIUMVITAMIN AVITAMINSMINERALS

1960’S NOW66% LESS29% LESS43% LESS

CORN

VITAMINSMINERALS

1960’S

CALCIUM

NOW

78% LESS

PINEAPPLE

VITAMINSMINERALS

1960’S

CALCIUM HAS ALMOST DISAPPEARED

NOW

WHO IS TAKING VITAMINS?

If the use of dietary supplements is this common among the U.S. adult population, and has increased since the National Health and Nutrition

Examination Survey (NHANES) III (1988–1994), why are we deficient?

53%

Americans taking some type of multivitamin

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db61.htm

VITAMIN AND MINERAL IN THE UNITED STATES

VITAMIN E CALCIUM MAGNESIUM97% 89% 88% 63% 64% 67%

DEFICIENCIES

NHANES 2001-2002 USDA J. Nutrition 140:817:2010

VITAMIN AND MINERAL IN THE UNITED STATES

VITAMIN A VITAMIN C VITAMIN D48% 57% 38% 40% 59% 59%

DEFICIENCIES

NHANES 2001-2002 USDA J. Nutrition 140:817:2010

THEY DON’T MAKETHEY DON’T MAKEPORTIONS LIKE THEYU S E D

T OU S E D

T OPORTIONS LIKE THEY

FOOD PORTIONS

3 INCH 6 INCH

1996 2016INCREASE IN 20 YEARS

FOOD PORTIONS

4.5 oz 8 oz

1996 2016INCREASE IN 20 YEARS

FOOD PORTIONS

5 cups 11 cups

1996 2016INCREASE IN 20 YEARS

FOOD PORTIONS

6.5 oz 20 oz

1996 2016INCREASE IN 20 YEARS

FOOD PORTIONSINCREASE IN 20 YEARS

1996 2016

2000 cal/day 3595 cal/day

FOOD PORTIONSINCREASE IN 20 YEARS

FOOD PORTIONSINCREASE IN 20 YEARS

1996 2016

In one day, you would consume 1,595 more calories than if you had the same

foods at typical portions served 20 years ago

FOOD PORTIONSINCREASE IN 20 YEARS

1996 2016

Over the course of one year, if consumed daily, the larger portions could amount to

more than 500,000 extra calories.

Obesity Trendsamong U.S Adults

http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/prevalence

Obesity Trendsamong U.S Adults

http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/prevalence

Obesity Trendsamong U.S Adults

http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/prevalence

Obesity Trendsamong U.S Adults

http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/prevalence

http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/prevalence

Obesity Trendsamong U.S Adults

OVERFED & UNDERNOURISHED How can we make a difference?

CHOOSING THE RIGHT SUPPLEMENT

Find a company that follows Pharmaceutical-grade Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP). Products are tested to ensure pharmaceutical grade quality.

http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DevelopmentApprovalProcess/Manufacturing/ucm169105.htm

CHOOSING THE RIGHT SUPPLEMENT

Most companies follow Food-grade Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP). May be labeled without a regulation authorizing such a claim

for a specific vitamin or mineral http://www.fda.gov/ : 21 CFR 101.13(b), 21 CFR 101.13(a)

Find a product that is produced in an FDA-Registered facility.

CHOOSING THE RIGHT SUPPLEMENT

Find a company that submits their products to third party testing laboratories such as

NSF

CHOOSING THE RIGHT SUPPLEMENT

Supplements found in 4 Major retail stores failed to have any of the ingredients they claimed.

CHOOSING THE RIGHT SUPPLEMENT

Live your life to the fullest, without compromise.

REFERENCES•Moshfegh, A. (2005, September 1). What We Eat in America. Retrieved January

11, 2016, from http://www.ars.usda.gov/SP2UserFiles/Place/80400530/pdf/0102/usualintaketables2001-02.pdf

•http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/prevalence•http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/wecan/news-events/matte1.htm•http://www.ion.ac.uk/information/onarchives/soilmineraldepletion•http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-01-11-00210.asp•http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/

GuidanceDocumentsRegulatoryInformation/LabelingNutrition/ucm064908.htm#nutrcontent

•http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DevelopmentApprovalProcess/Manufacturing/ucm169105.htm

•http://www.nsf.org/services/by-industry/dietary-supplements•http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db61.htm