What Vitamins Should I take?
October 5, 2008
One of my neighbors recently read the articles that I wrote about diabetes. She was a bit surprised, as was I, with the statistics regarding the massive effect that diabetes will have on our lives.
My neighbor asked me “what vitamins should I take?” so I did a bit of research on her behalf and I created a custom vitamin and supplement suggestion list for her. I call it a ‘custom list’ because my neighbor is in her mid-twenties, she has an active lifestyle and she works a lot. In other words she is a typical twenty-year-old… She works hard and plays hard. To answer my neighbor’s question, I focused my research to determine what vitamins and supplements an active twenty-year-old should take.
After doing the research for my neighbor, I decided to create a series of articles for the different age groups: 20’s; 30’s; 40’s etc.. I feel compelled to segregate these articles because as we get older our nutritional requirements change. Look for my series of articles starting with “Vitamins for the Ages - 2o’s” that will follow this overview.
But first things first - before we dive into my articles on nutritional supplements, “Vitamins for the Ages - 20’s”, we have to look at physical fitness and nutrition.
Only 45% of Americans are physically active. A physically active person gets at least 30 minutes of moderate physical activity - three or four days a week. In contrast, 27% of Americans do not get enough exercise and are considered to be physically inactive.
When combined with a poor diet, physical inactivity is quickly becoming the leading cause in preventable death in the United States. In a study that was recently released by the Department of Health and Human Resources’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that death due to poor diet and physical inactivity rose by 33% over the last ten years.
Another study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, found that 17% (400,000) of the deaths in the U.S., in the year 2000, were related to poor diet and physical inactivity.
This information is just the tip of the iceberg. 64.5% of US adults are overweight, 30% of US adults are obese… and these statistics go on and on.
So, before we dive into the nutritional supplement information… please keep in mind that nutritional supplements are intended to ‘supplement’ a healthy diet and a physical fitness regime - a healthy lifestyle.
Please remember, the information provided by New Health Supplements is for educational and informational purposes only, and is not intended to be a substitute for the diagnosis, treatment and advice of qualified, licensed medical personnel.
Please discuss New Health Supplements’ opinions and recommendations with your physician. And always consult your physician before you make a significant change in your diet and / or before you begin a new exercise program.
Once again, look for my series of articles starting with “Vitamins for the Ages - 2o’s” - I’ll publish that article in a few days.
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