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July 5th, 2010

Everyday we hear that we must take control of our own health. No longer are we to remain in the back seat. At the same time, these same experts claim that there is no reason to take supplements. Let’s examine this thought.

How many people eat a healthy diet? Go ahead, try to guess. According to FindArticles.com:

during 1999-2000, the mean Healthy Eating Index (HEI) score for the U.S. population was 63.8; that is, the score indicates that the American diet needs improvement. Ninety percent of Americans had a diet that was poor or needed improvement. Only 10 percent of Americans had a good diet–one that mostly met recommendations of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the Food Guide Pyramid, and other recommendations for healthful eating.

They also stated that:

Less than 50 percent of the population met the dietary recommendations for the other 8 HEI components. Seventeen percent of people consumed the recommended number of servings of fruits per day; 24 to 30 percent met the dietary recommendations for the grains, vegetables, milk, and meat components of the HEI; and 32 to 41 percent met the dietary recommendations for total fat, saturated fat, and sodium. In general, most people could improve all aspects of their diets.

So what does this mean?  this means that most of us are not eating a diet that supplies our bodies with vital nutrients.  So knowing these statistics, why do experts warn against supplementing?

They state:

1. Produces expensive urine.
2. Poor quality of over-the-counter supplements.
3. Unproven health claims.

My next blogs will address these issues.

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