My Ethics paper is on supplements, supplements are something that completes or enhances something else when added to it. Supplements have been used by many athletes to enhance their performance by ground-breaking measures. Supplements are classified as non food form products that assist with dietary plan, there is also dietary supplements which is used as a supplement for food which is mostly for people trying to lose weight and a healthy life style. Supplements come in to categories legal and illegal, Illegal tend to have more of an effect than the legal ones but also comes with harmful side effects that in some cases are irreversible. Legal tend to have a lower effect but still complements the use of performance enhancing benefits. Supplements
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The national institute of health have done research and found that Americans spend up to 11 billion dollars on vitamins and minerals annually, which is ridiculous considering that real food has more of a beneficial value than supplements, due to the fact that pills are harder to break down and absorb the nutrients. Note to be taken that foods on their own are not as effective as foods combined propyl which will activate the nutrients in a better more beneficial way, such as broccoli which contains glucoraphanin which boosts cell enzymes protecting it from diseases like cancer, arthritis, liver and much much more. Supplements have categories that need to be realized by today society as it shows the harmful supplements and good ones with its risk factor; there are 3 zones green, yellow and red which categorizes its products. There is also the class which ranges from 1 to 12 from least risk to the highest risk, you may find this table that shows this information in the link provided. http://hprc-online.org/dietary-supplements/dietary-supplement-classification-system-1 …show more content…
Our bodies for centuries have been programmed to survive and die, but we know have resources to fix that and boost our nutritional intake. Although there are many supplements on the market today that do more harm then good, it is essential for us to get the right amount and the right stuff. There is only so far the average human can go but if we work together we can improve the FDA resources by showing how much we care and how vital our deficiencies really are. Overall I believe we do not get enough vitamins and minerals in our daily diets and we need express the importance of minerals and vitamins in the supplement regulation so the worry of harmful products may be limited so we may thrive as a plant in fertilizer as Dr smith
The national institute of health have done research and found that Americans spend up to 11 billion dollars on vitamins and minerals annually, which is ridiculous considering that real food has more of a beneficial value than supplements, due to the fact that pills are harder to break down and absorb the nutrients. Note to be taken that foods on their own are not as effective as foods combined propyl which will activate the nutrients in a better more beneficial way, such as broccoli which contains glucoraphanin which boosts cell enzymes protecting it from diseases like cancer, arthritis, liver and much much more. Supplements have categories that need to be realized by today society as it shows the harmful supplements and good ones with its risk factor; there are 3 zones green, yellow and red which categorizes its products. There is also the class which ranges from 1 to 12 from least risk to the highest risk, you may find this table that shows this information in the link provided. http://hprc-online.org/dietary-supplements/dietary-supplement-classification-system-1 …show more content…
Our bodies for centuries have been programmed to survive and die, but we know have resources to fix that and boost our nutritional intake. Although there are many supplements on the market today that do more harm then good, it is essential for us to get the right amount and the right stuff. There is only so far the average human can go but if we work together we can improve the FDA resources by showing how much we care and how vital our deficiencies really are. Overall I believe we do not get enough vitamins and minerals in our daily diets and we need express the importance of minerals and vitamins in the supplement regulation so the worry of harmful products may be limited so we may thrive as a plant in fertilizer as Dr smith