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This document discusses creating a well-balanced diet using supplements. It explores vitamins, minerals, and herbal supplements, outlining the main ones and their roles. Supplements can help ensure proper nutrition is received and prevent deficiencies. When used safely, supplements may reduce disease risk and provide natural remedies while improving overall nutrition and health. However, supplements also carry risks like counteracting medications if not recommended for certain groups like children.

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Unit 6 Assignment

This document discusses creating a well-balanced diet using supplements. It explores vitamins, minerals, and herbal supplements, outlining the main ones and their roles. Supplements can help ensure proper nutrition is received and prevent deficiencies. When used safely, supplements may reduce disease risk and provide natural remedies while improving overall nutrition and health. However, supplements also carry risks like counteracting medications if not recommended for certain groups like children.

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CREATING A

WELL-BALANCED
DIET USING
SUPPLEMENTS
Hannah W. Clark

Purdue University Global

HW499 Bachelor's Capstone in Health and Wellness

Professor Tywanna Purkett

14 March 2023
AGENDA
Introduction​
Supplements
Vitamins
Minerals
Herbal supplements
The benefits of proper supplementation
Summary
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INTRODUCTION
In America, many adults lack the proper nutrients that their body requires to be
healthy. Through the standard American diet that can consist of fast food and other
empty calorie meals, it is common that someone is deficient in a certain vitamin or
mineral. To prevent malnourishment and deficiency from occurring, many will use
supplements.
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SUPPLEMENTS
WHAT ARE SUPPLEMENTS? SAFETY

• Vitamins • Supplements that are sold over


the counter, are covered by the
• Minerals
FDA.
• Herbs
• When used safely, can reduce
• Amino Acids the risk of diseases
• Botanicals

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VITAMINS

Vitamins are one of the main nutrients required by our The roles of vitamins can range from helping us fight
body to function and we require vitamins for life. infection, keep our bones strong, and help ensure that
our blood clots.

There are currently 13 crucial vitamins such as Vitamins can be found in the food that we eat, or in
vitamin A, B (thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic other supplemental forms such as pills, powders, and
acid, biotin, B6, B12, and folate), C, D, E, and K. gummies.
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MINERALS
• What are minerals?
• Minerals are elements in food, that can be
found naturally on earth .

• Minerals may also be added to food to


ensure that food is more nourishing.

• What are the recommended minerals?


• The recommended minerals to supplement
with are calcium, phosphorus, potassium,
sodium, chloride, magnesium, iron, zinc,
iodine, chromium, copper, fluoride,
molybdenum, manganese, and selenium.
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HERBAL SUPPLEMENTS
• The use of herbal supplements have been
used for centuries as a more natural way to
cure illnesses and other health issues.
• This form of supplements come from
plants, different oils, flowers, roots, and
seeds.
• Some of the most common forms of herbal
supplements are essential oils, teas, and
topical ointments.

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THE BENEFITS OF PROPER


SUPPLEMENTATION

PROVIDE
HEALTH IMPROVED WEIGHT DECREASED NATURAL
NUTRITION MANAGEMENT HEALTH ISSUES REMEDIES

With the use of Dietary supplements Herbs such as


supplemental nutrition, allow for a more well- Certain vitamins and The use of different
Ashwagandha and
there has been a link balanced diet with the minerals have linked vitamins and herbs
between improved GI-track Rhodiola Rosea may
help of vitamins, with boosting your have been linked to
in cancer patients and this minerals, and herbal be used to help cope
metabolism adrenal support
use of supplements
supplements with stress
RISKS OF DIETARY 9

SUPPLEMENTATION

CAN COUNTER LACK OF NOT ALWAYS


NOT FDA
ACT CERTAIN EXPENSIVE EDUCATION AND RECOMMENDED
REGULATED MAY 20XX
MEDICATIONS INFORMATION FOR CHILDREN
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SUMMARY
Over the course of this presentation, we have learned about dietary
supplement. We explored the differences between vitamins, minerals, and
naturals herbs. We learned the many benefits that are associated with
proper supplementation. Lastly, we learned about the risks of dietary
supplementation.
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