Are vitamins and minerals supplements safe?

Do you know that most food labelled as healthy, they are not? Manufactures tend to earn more money by labelling food as healthy?

Take "trans-fat free" foods. Despite the label claims, some of them contain trans-fats that increase your risk for heart disease!

Do you know that if a food contains less than a half-gram of trans-fats per serving, it can be labelled as "trans-fat free?" You think you're not taking in any trans-fats, but the reality is you could be gobbling them up.

And the food aisle isn't the only place you and I are getting fooled.

You may take supplements of vitamins and minerals to boost your health but some supplements you harm your health

You see, not all vitamins and supplements are "healthy." Some can be downright deadly! Just take a look…

· Are you taking too much E? Researchers found that 23% of people are taking 18 times more than the recommended level. And for adult men that increases their risk of prostate cancer 17%!

· Too much vitamin A can actually increase your risk for stroke!

· Beware anti-cancer supplements. Not only is there very little support to show supplements can help protect against cancer – high doses of some supplements actually increase your cancer risk.

· Is vitamin K2 the answer for osteoporosis? Our experts tell you why it isn't worth the price.

It turns out the best way to get the nutrients you need :

The best way to take vitamins and minerals is throughout food consumption and the new version of My Plate is helpful to get over 50 nutrients from low calories sources.

Conclusion:

If you have a defficiency in certain vitamins and minerals, dont forget to consult your doctor who is the ionly person who can give the right advice.

Sources:

http://reply.universityhealthnews.com/dm?id=EFA120121DFDAFD5A7F1D98F58776C14EE4F9926A509158A

https://www.nutraceuticalsworld.com/contents/view_features/2018-01-05/reliability-reigns-for-vitamin-mineral-supplements/