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02/04/2009

Supplements Not Needed If You Eat Right

The results of a new study showed that most of the healthy children and teenagers in the United States who are taking daily vitamin and mineral supplements probably don't need them. Ulaf Shaikh, the lead study author, said "Many of the children and adolescents who are using daily vitamin supplements do not need to take them because they are receiving adequate nutrition from foods they eat". Shaikh goes on to say that for children and adolescents who are healthy and eat a varied diet, supplements are not medicially necessary. In addition, supplements taken in large quantities can cause adverse effects ranging from vomiting to serious side effects, including kidney damage.

This also applies to pets. If given a good, healthy, nutritious diet of real whole foods, additional synthetic vitamins and minerals are not needed. This in turn can help avoid an overdose and prevent potential serious side effects. (See the following link on potential negative effects - http://www.natureslogic.com/pdf/vitaminmineral.pdf

Nature's Logic is the only line of pet food which provides whole food nutrition without added synthetic vitamins and minerals. This not only provides nutrients in a way nature indended, but avoids the risk of potential vitamin or mineral overdose.

Click the following link to read the entire story about Vitamin and Mineral Supplements Use by Children and Adolescents.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090202174657.htm