DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS

If you take nutritional supplements, they’ll make you healthier, right? Maybe not, says this balanced look at what nutrients we need, what supplements actually are (synthetic or concentrated forms of nutrients that shouldn’t replace a healthy diet), their dangers (interactions with medications, damage to the body from excessive use), and their benefits to people with special needs (athletes, pregnant women, the elderly, and the malnourished). Issues of effectiveness, deceptive labeling, unscientific claims, and the placebo effect are also addressed. Grades 9–12. Color. 16 minutes. VEA (Video Education America). ©2011.

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