Question

What are some of the benefits and risks of taking vitamin, mineral and amino acid supplements? (please provide at least one benefit and one risk for each listed)

Answer 1

VITAMIN SUPPLIMENTS

Vitamins are the essential nutrients which requires for the growth of our body. These helps to convert food into energy.There are about 13 vitamins such as vitamin A,D,E,K (Fat solublevitamins), C, E,K etc. Lack of vitamins in the diet leads to deficiencies. Multi Vitamin suppliments contain different vitamins. But these vitamin suppliments does not replace the healthy diet.

BENEFITS OF VITAMIN SUPPLIMENTS

1.Helps to keep the bone, teeth and muscles healthy(vitamin D)

2. Helps to heal the wounds (vitamin C)

3. Helps to improve immunity(vitamin E)

RISKS OF VITAMIN SUPPLIMENTS

1.Vitamin toxicity mainly tissue damage due to overdose.

MINERAL SUPPLIMENTS

Minerals are the essential nutrients in the body.There are about 16 essential minerals such as calcium, phosphorous, pottasium sodium, chloride, magnesium, zinc, manganese, iodine, chromium , fluoride etc.Lack of minerals in the diet leads to deficiencies.

BENEFITS OF MINERAL SUPPLIMENTS

1. Helps to build and maintainstrong bones(calcium)

2. Helps to promote the thyroid health and reduce the risk of goiters (iodine)

RISKS OF MINERAL SUPPLIMENTS

1. Long term use cause adverse effects

Long term use of zinc leads to anemia, leukopenia and neutropenia.

AMINOACIDS  SUPPLIMENTS

Aminoacids are the building blocks of proteins. There are about 24 aminoacids such as alanine, asparagine, arginine, cysteine, glutamine, glutamic acid, arginineleucine, isoleuicine ,valine etc.

BENEFITS OF AMINOACIDS SUPPLIMENTS

1. Helps in muscle growth and prevents muscle waisting (leuicine, isoleuicine)

RISKS OF AMINOACIDS SUPPLIMENTS

1. Excess aminoacids suppliments cause stomach upset, headache, nausea,loss of coordination, mood change etc.