In this world full of misinformation about health and fitness it's easy to become lost in all the new trends and let's face it, it's a bit intimidating at times. It's important to remember what your prime objective is and to develop a step by step plan of how to achieve that goal. No matter what your goal is nutrition is a critical part of it. As a matter of fact, it's more important than exercise, like it or not you are made up of what your parents gave you and what you choose to eat and drink. If you're not consulting with a registered dietitian and you're doing it yourself; then you have to do diligent research, this will save you time, money, and future illness. These tips that can help you navigate through the maze, be aware of any of these trends:
· Too good to be true diets; if the diet says you can lose 15 lbs in a week or you'll get lean as a teenager with no exercise, beware.
· Fake testimonials; companies are aware of how powerful testimonials are in selling their products. Marketers use testimonials to hide the fact that there may not be any scientific proof backing up their miraculous claims.
· Alternative news about foods or supplements; this one is pretty crafty, creating fake news articles, or even an entire website. Within the website, they'll post a product they're investigating and are thoroughly researching, and of course, this is what they're marketing for you to buy based on printed research. Most people don't know this but you can check out the FDA’s Recalls of Foods and Dietary Supplements to see all the current supplement scams that are out there. There are dietary supplements that contain prescription drugs, or chemicals that aren’t supposed to be sold over-the-counter products.
As I stated earlier the food you eat is very important to all of your health and fitness goals, the human body needs certain nutrients to function properly. There are many people in the U.S., adults, and children who are suffering from malnutrition. Certain nutrients are lacking in their daily diet, and because a person is overweight doesn't mean they're not lacking daily nutrients. Nutrients consist of carbohydrates, protein, vitamins, or minerals that we get from the foods we eat as well as supplements.
In the future articles to come, we will delve more into what these nutrients do for you, and how they will assist you in achieving your personal best.
Here are a few sites for reliable food and supplement information:
*USDA Nutrient Database
Nutrition.gov from the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Medline Plus from the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS)
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