Vitamin and nutritional supplements: sorting out fact from fiction amid a storm of controversy

Article Abstract:

Health experts recommend getting vitamins and minerals from food rather than from dietary supplements. Supplements may be needed by the elderly, by people on strict weight-loss diets and by smokers. There are few risks in taking a daily multiple vitamin supplement with no more than 100% of Daily Value.

Dietary supplements

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Food servings; you're not only what you eat, but how much you eat

Article Abstract:

The nutritional analysis of foods, which must be printed on food labels, is based on the portion size listed. The portion size is an important factor in determining if one is getting enough or too much of specific foods. Information for judging portion sizes without measuring instruments is included.

Food industry, Labeling

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Calcium: here's how to bone up on this essential mineral

Article Abstract:

The National Insitutes of Health has raised the minimum dietary requirement of calcium for adults to greater than 1,000 milligrams. The best sources of calcium are milk, tofu, yogurt, mozarella cheese, canned salmon with bones and supplements such as calcium carbonated and calcium phosphate.

Calcium, Calcium (Chemical element)

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