We Americans do love our dietary supplements. By 2010, more than half of the adult population felt a need to take one and in 2011 spent $40 billion on them, according to Business Week. This is an industry that is not slowing down!
Dietary supplements range in type from common vitamins to rare minerals, all of which are supposed to enhance our health or life. With over 90% of Americans not meeting their recommended amounts of fruits and vegetables, the popularity of multivitamins has skyrocketed as a convenient means to increase nutrient intake in hopes of improving life quality.
In fact, research shows that the primary motivators for taking supplements are to lose weight, stay healthy, gain an edge in sports or in the bedroom, and avoid using prescription drugs.
In short, dietary supplements offer the promise and convenience needed to fulfill a desire to stay healthy and active from a variety of perspectives, but what really are they?
To learn about various Tested and True supplements, scroll below.
Go to Spotlight: Supplements – Why the Hype?
Go to Spotlight: Supplements – What are They?
Go to Spotlight: Supplements – Buyer Beware!
Go to Spotlight: Supplements – Who’s Got Your Back?
Go to Spotlight: Supplements – Tested and True: Defined
Go to Spotlight: Supplements – Tested and True: Fish Oil
Go to Spotlight: Supplements – Tested and True: Krill Oil
Go to Spotlight: Supplements – Tested and True: Multivitamins
Go to Spotlight: Supplements – Do Multivitamins Lower Cancer Risk?
Go to Spotlight: Supplements – Tested and True: Vitamin D
Go to Spotlight Supplements – Can Taking a Vitamin D Supplement Prevent Colds?
Go to Spotlight: Supplements – Tested and True: Calcium
Go to Spotlight: Supplements – Tested and True: Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ-10)
Go to Spotlight: Supplements – Tested and True: Glucosamine and Chondroitin
Go to Spotlight: Supplements – Joint Juice
Go to Spotlight: Supplements – Tested and True: Probiotics
Go to Spotlight: Supplements – Probiotic: Culturelle
Go to Spotlight Supplements – Why Probiotics May Be Worth It
Go to Spotlight: Supplements – Tested and True: Muscle Enhancers – Creatine
Go to Spotlight: Supplements – Tested and True: Muscle Enhancers – Branched Chain Amino Acids (BCAAs)
Go to Spotlight: Supplements – Tested and True: Nutrition Bars
Go to Spotlight: Supplements – Tested and True: Nutrition Drinks & Powders
Go to Spotlight: Supplements – Tested and True: Weight Loss Accelerators and Appetite Controllers
Go to Spotlight: Supplements – Do unroasted coffee beans really help you lose weight?
Go to Spotlight: Supplements – Tested and True: Mood Booster SAM-e
Go to Spotlight: Supplements – Tested and True: Mood Booster St. Johns’ Wort
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*reference: Consumer Reports Health
