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Are you taking a multivitamin to help get the nutrients your body needs?\u00a0 You\u2019re not alone.\u00a0 A new study shows more and more people are taking dietary supplements to improve their health.<\/p>\nAre you taking a multivitamin to help get the nutrients your body needs?\u00a0 You\u2019re not alone.\u00a0 A new study shows more and more people are taking dietary supplements to improve their health.<\/p>\n
From multivitamins to calcium pills, a new study shows a 42% jump in the use of dietary pills over a 20 year period.\u00a0\u00a0 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention looked at data from 1994 to 2006 and found that a good portion of Americans regularly take supplements.<\/p>\n
More women than men<\/strong> Vitamin D gets a boost<\/strong> Tips to choose a dietary supplement: Are you taking a multivitamin to help get the nutrients your body needs?\u00a0 You\u2019re not alone.\u00a0 A new study shows more and more people are taking dietary supplements to improve their health. From multivitamins to calcium pills, a new study shows a 42% jump in the use of dietary pills over a 20 year period.\u00a0\u00a0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_autoblog_aioseo_focus_keyphrase":"","_autoblog_aioseo_title":"","_autoblog_aioseo_description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-weight-loss"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
\nWhile men do use dietary supplements, the study shows more women than men take them. \u00a0While multivitamins are the most common, calcium use climbed to 61% in women that are over 60 years old.\u00a0 That\u2019s more than double the amount of women that took calcium 20 years ago.<\/p>\n
\nThe study also showed more people are turning to Vitamin D supplements.\u00a0 While many nutrients can be found in food, Vitamin D is tougher to get.\u00a0 It\u2019s sometimes called the \u2018sunshine vitamin,\u2019 because people can absorb Vitamin D from sunlight too.\u00a0\u00a0However, 24% of men and 30% of women felt like they weren\u2019t getting enough Vitamin D and started taking supplements.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/sup.jpg\")
\nAre dietary pills necessary?<\/strong>
\nAccording to the Mayo Clinic, dietary supplements aren\u2019t intended to be food substitutes.\u00a0 Their website suggests if you eat a healthy diet containing fruits and vegetables, you\u2019ll get the amount of nutrients you need without supplements.\u00a0\u00a0 However, they may be right for you if you\u2019re not eating well or consume less than 1600 calories a day, are vegan or vegetarian, or pregnant.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>1.)Avoid supplements that offer mega-doses, 100% of daily value is fine
\n2.) Look for USP on the label (U.S. Pharmacopeia) to ensure it meets safety standards
\n3.)Check expiration dates, they do expire
\n*Tips according to Mayo Clinic<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"