Supplements or dietary supplements are natural or synthetic substances, added to food to improve human health. Can be administered alone or added to any component of the diet.
Vitamins and mineral supplements have been used for many years, aiming to correct diet deficiencies, by absorption or metabolism problems or due to greater requirements, as the case of athletes. They may include a single item or many of them.
Cod liver oil has been used as a body defenses functional enhancer and lately as a controlling agent for some types of tumors. Its use has been questioned by some authors. Other soluble oils are also used, as Omega 3 and Omega 6.
Byproducts of honey bees industry (propolis, pollen, royal jelly) have been used with great success, although few studies were done to verify their properties and mechanisms of action that promote them.
The whey protein, creatine and conjugated linoleic acid has proven beneficial to muscle development and performance under demanding training conditions.
Coconut oil used as a dietary complement or supplement seems to achieve cholesterol levels reduction and help reduce fatty deposits in people with overweight.
Going to another very different example, the use of a curcumin supplement, a substance extracted from turmeric (Curcuma longa) can significantly diminish some undesirable side effects of the anticancer drug cisplatin.
In turn, supplemented food are those foods to which various nutrients are added to improve the diet quality. For instance:
The addition of minerals, vitamins, fiber, fatty acids, phytosterols, to milk and dairy products. Cereals, non-alcoholic beverages, eggs, meat and derivatives and fats with added supplements. These foods are used as carriers of substances that can improve body health status.
Finally, a simple example, salt with iodine salt, or iodized salt.
Vitamins and mineral supplements have been used for many years, aiming to correct diet deficiencies, by absorption or metabolism problems or due to greater requirements, as the case of athletes. They may include a single item or many of them.
Cod liver oil has been used as a body defenses functional enhancer and lately as a controlling agent for some types of tumors. Its use has been questioned by some authors. Other soluble oils are also used, as Omega 3 and Omega 6.
Byproducts of honey bees industry (propolis, pollen, royal jelly) have been used with great success, although few studies were done to verify their properties and mechanisms of action that promote them.
The whey protein, creatine and conjugated linoleic acid has proven beneficial to muscle development and performance under demanding training conditions.
Coconut oil used as a dietary complement or supplement seems to achieve cholesterol levels reduction and help reduce fatty deposits in people with overweight.
Going to another very different example, the use of a curcumin supplement, a substance extracted from turmeric (Curcuma longa) can significantly diminish some undesirable side effects of the anticancer drug cisplatin.
In turn, supplemented food are those foods to which various nutrients are added to improve the diet quality. For instance:
The addition of minerals, vitamins, fiber, fatty acids, phytosterols, to milk and dairy products. Cereals, non-alcoholic beverages, eggs, meat and derivatives and fats with added supplements. These foods are used as carriers of substances that can improve body health status.
Finally, a simple example, salt with iodine salt, or iodized salt.
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