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During the pandemic of the corona virus (covid-19), many of the issues that have been raised in relation to health and, therefore, many of the discussions have been carried out, and one of those debates is whether or not the dietary supplements you use seasonal produce that are good for your body or not.
What are dietary supplements?
Let's start with the basics: food supplements, which include vitamins, minerals, proteins and natural products, which include herbs, herbal extracts, and essential oils.
Dietary supplements are beneficial to the body.
It's a complicated question, and it is the very essence of the debate is to be discussing, so let's break it down in many segments, such as:
Vitamins and minerals:
Vitamins and minerals are essential nutrients for the body (known as the “nutrients” that can contribute to the thousands of functions in the body, and any deficiency of these essential elements leads to a critical illness.
Vitamins and minerals are, in general, can be obtained by eating a healthy and varied diet, but because of the modern way of life, with the majority of the people do not follow a healthy, balanced diet, and it suffers from the deficiencies of the vitamins and / or minerals, even if you know a few studies have found low levels of vitamin D and iron, which leads to anemia in the population, even without knowing it). ₂ , ₃
The european supervisory Authority (European Food Safety authority (EFSA) has identified some of the roles of these vitamins, and even has approved health claims for products that contain all of the vitamins (vitamins A, K, E, D, C, a and B).
Here are a few examples of health claims for vitamins, in accordance with the european supervisory Authority (European Food Safety authority (EFSA): ₁
- Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) contributes to normal intellectual performance
- Vitamin a contributes to The maintenance of normal vision
- Vitamin B12 contributes to normal energy metabolism
- Vitamin B6 contributes to the normal functioning of the nervous system
- Zinc contributes to the normal functioning of the immune system
- Iodine, contributes to normal cognitive function
- Iron contributes to normal formation of red blood cells and haemoglobin
These are just a few examples of the hundreds of claims approved by the european food safety authority for use in the products that contain vitamins and / or minerals.