Download - 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
Ca
K
Mg
Na
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Fe
Co
Cu
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Under ideal circumstances, plants absorb 70 to 80 different minerals from the soil
http://www.ion.ac.uk/information/onarchives/soilmineraldepletion
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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
