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Vitamin and mineral supplementation has become an almost universally accepted part of modern health care. While there is some controversy within the health care profession regarding what percentage of the RDA should come from supplements, it's becoming ever more obvious that most people do not get their full nutritional requirements from their diet.

Though some would argue that in America there is little need for nutritional supplements because of the variety of foods available, studies have shown that very few people actually get the needed vitamins and minerals from their diet. One example is the mineral calcium. It is recommended that pre-menopausal women get a daily intake of 1,200 mg. of calcium and post-menopausal women get 1,500mg. But only 10% of women get the recommended amount from there diet. Calcium is necessary in formative years for the building of strong bones and teeth, and as one ages because bone begin to lose calcium, which can be replaced in the diet. Adequate supplies of calcium are known to prevent osteoporosis and other bone problems often associated with the elderly.

Another example is vitamin C. The recommended intake of vitamin c is 60mg. per day, but 50% of poor women were found to consume only 51mg. a day. The 60mg are easily had in one 8 ounce glass of orange juice. Vitamin C is essential for healthy teed and gums, increased iron adsorption, and would healing.

There are many possible causes as to why a majority of Americans do not meet even the minimum recommended allowance of vitamins and minerals. It is common for people to consume pre-packages or prepared meals. Even when the time is taken to prepare "balanced" meals, processing, cooking and chemicals applied to food can destroy vitamins and minerals or make them inaccessible to the body. Environmental and behavioral factors, such as pollution, cigarette smoking and excessive alcohol consumption, as well as illnesses, can lead to absorption problems for some.

Many experts now suggest that most people take a daily multivitamin with minerals to ensure adequate nutrient intake. Ever growing research supporting the value of vitamins and minerals for improved immune response and protection against hear disease, cataracts, birth defects , and diabetes(to name only a few). has led some to suggest that the cost savings for health care system resulting from the adequate daily intake of vitamins and minerals would be in the billions.

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