Friday 2 March 2018

Physical Fitness

         FOOD SUPPLEMENTS AND ITS EFFECTS


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Dietary or food supplements are the products which intend to provide nutrients which otherwise are not consumed in sufficient quantity. These food supplements are generally Vitamins, Minerals, Fibres, Fatty acids, Amino acids, herbal product, oils, enzymes, Animal organs, Glandular extract, etc.


Most of people are able to get all important nutrients by taking varied and Balance Diet. However, taking food supplements can provide additional nutrients when our diet is lacking or when certain health condition causes to develop some deficiency. There are numerous advantages of dietary/food supplements for health and fitness. However, we should also be aware that taking too much or taking them for long causes harmful effects on health.


ADVANTAGES OF FOOD SUPPLEMENTS :

(1) OVERCOMING DEFICIENT NUTRIENTS :

Food supplements helps to overcomes deficient nutrients, thus full-fill the body needs.

(2) IMPROVE PERFORMANCE :

These products help to improve performance, especially weight training and sport performance  

(3) EASILY AVAILABLE :

These products are easily available from medical stores. 


DISADVANTAGE OF FOOD SUPPLEMENTS

(1) LESS HEALTH:

Food supplements may provide benefits but researches on this prove that they are less healthy than natural diet and food. Thus, Balanced Diet is the best food.

(2) SIDE EFFECTS:

These dietary supplements pose adverse side effects over health of individual.

(3) SYNTHETIC PRODUCTS:

Most of these products are synthetic or chemicals, however, long usage of these food supplements may cause cancer.

(4) UNKNOWN RISK:

Prolonged usage and excessive taking of these food supplements is often harmful for body and develop unknown and unexpected risk over health of individual.

(5) EXPENSIVE:

These products are more expensive than natural food, moreover, they have less nutrients value than fresh fruits and vegetable.

(6) MANY INSTRUCTION:

These products require many instructions for their usage which are difficult to be followed properly.
























  

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