There is much debate regarding the need for consumers to take vitamin and/or min

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There is much debate regarding the need for consumers to take vitamin and/or mineral supplements. Present an argument for why you think a client (female who is 60 y/o and has no medical history, has no current medical problems, and takes no medications) SHOULD or SHOULD NOT consume vitamin and mineral supplements to prevent disease.

Answer the following questions to frame your answer:

List the points you would include as part of your nutrition education plan for this client? Prompt: Are supplements superior to vitamins naturally found in foods? Why or why not? What risks are associated with them? Can we get proper nutrition from eating food alone?

Explanation / Answer

Yes, he can consume multivitamin or mineral supplements and are most commonly given as a part of nutritional supplements in most of the countries. And these supplements will have at least 10 minerals or vitamins and help the patient to keep himself in fit conditions. It has been proved that proper supply of multivitamins or minerals may not actually prevent a disease or death, but it will provide protection from a number of problems.

Even though we are taking healthy diet, sometimes our body will be deprived of micro or macro nutrients and this we can fill by taking supplements.

First try to collect the points like his age, weight and his daily physical activities and based on that prepare the food requirement for this particular person. Based on that we can recommend him the food plan. At any cost, food supplements cannot be superior to naturally found in foods. Food will have more type of nutrients when compared to supplements and thus they will provide your body a balanced diet. Food by having protein, fat, and carbohydrates in addition to vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, will allow your digestive system to work in a proper way. Thus a person consuming balanced diet will have the lower risk of getting heart disease, cancer or any other illness. In some cases by eating food alone, we may not get proper nutrition, in this scenario, your nutritionist can give you supplements in required amount. Thus it is must to take as you need. Taking supplements in high amount is toxic to our health.

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