What Are Non GMO Vitamins And Supplements

By Dora Reed


Everyone is keen to live a healthy life. One of the ways to do this is ensure that your diet is good, nutritious and balanced. When this is not possible, people often turn to non GMO vitamins and supplements to enhance their diets. These occur in form of herbs, botanicals and minerals,

Genetically modified organisms (GMO) result from a laboratory process that combines the DNA of several species to create a superior combination that does not occur in nature. People do not know what the effect of such modifications is but generally regard them as harmful. Hence, most people tend to purchase products that are labeled not genetically modified.

One of the necessities to a properly functioning body is vitamins. They include Vitamin E, K, Niacin, and the Vitamin B group. They are provided into the body by varied sources in different foods. All of them can be provided in the body if the food consumed is balanced. There are instances when they need to be supplemented though.

One of these instances is when the food eaten does not have adequate nutrients and vitamins. Besides, when diagnosed with certain health conditions like inadequate nutrient absorption. This is also true for expectant or breastfeeding women, elderly or women with heavy prolonged menses. The role of supplements is not to diagnose, prevented or cure but to give the body essential nutrients that may be lacking.

Natural foods are used to extract non GMO supplements, for example Vitamin E from soy beans or corn. They can also be made synthetically with however lower efficacy compared to those extracted. In a certain product the amounts of a nutrient is described by its RDA or DV value.

Recommended Dietary Allowance is the recommended daily intake of a nutrient for a healthy person while Daily Value is a term used in labels for food and dietary supplements. RDAs are developed by the Food and Nutrition Board and vary by gender, age and physiology. DVs are not recommended intakes but suggest the amount of a nutrient a food provides in a total daily diet.

Supplements have various side effects. This occurs when combined with some types of medications or if taken when there is a certain medical condition underlying. In addition, taking the wrong type and can be deleterious to health. Purchase them without a necessary prescription from the nearest retail shop. There is no authority tasked with verification of the contents or composition, the manufacturer is solely responsible.

It is prudent to remember that supplements do not substitute the need of a balanced diet. They should be taken when absolutely necessary. There is no need to take them if the RDA of the nutrient is already adequate in your food. This is because they could be harmful when taken in surplus quantity.

Remember to consult a doctor before taking supplements. They advise on the proper medication and dose and also diagnose if there is an absolute need for them. They are best taken after a meal usually during the day. Never take those that are water soluble on an empty stomach.




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