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(Created page with "Dietary supplements are products that are intended to provide additional nutrients to the body or to supplement the diet. ==Types== They come in various forms, such as capsules, tablets, powders, and liquids, and can contain vitamins, minerals, herbs, amino acids, enzymes, or other ingredients. Dietary supplements are popular, with more than half of adults in the United States taking them regularly. However, there are concerns about their safety and...") |
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* [[well-being]] The state of feeling healthy, happy, and content. Well-being is affected by things such as physical and mental health, income, education, social support, attitude, values, stress, security, and other qualities of life. | * [[well-being]] The state of feeling healthy, happy, and content. Well-being is affected by things such as physical and mental health, income, education, social support, attitude, values, stress, security, and other qualities of life. | ||
* [[zeaxanthin]] A substance found in corn, leafy green vegetables, persimmons, tangerines, seeds, and egg yolk. It is a carotenoid the body cannot use to make vitamin A. It is being studied in the prevention of certain eye diseases (age-related macular degeneration and cataracts). | * [[zeaxanthin]] A substance found in corn, leafy green vegetables, persimmons, tangerines, seeds, and egg yolk. It is a carotenoid the body cannot use to make vitamin A. It is being studied in the prevention of certain eye diseases (age-related macular degeneration and cataracts). | ||
==Also see== | |||
* [[Meal replacements]] | |||
* [[Weight loss]] | |||
* [[Diet]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* Bailey RL, Gahche JJ, Miller PE, Thomas PR, Dwyer JT. Why US adults use dietary supplements. JAMA Intern Med. 2013;173(5):355-361. | * Bailey RL, Gahche JJ, Miller PE, Thomas PR, Dwyer JT. Why US adults use dietary supplements. JAMA Intern Med. 2013;173(5):355-361. | ||
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* Mayo Clinic. (2021). | * Mayo Clinic. (2021). | ||
* Dietary supplements: Do they help or hurt? Retrieved from https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/dietary-supplements/art-20044894 | * Dietary supplements: Do they help or hurt? Retrieved from https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/dietary-supplements/art-20044894 | ||
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