Supplementation

According to the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act, dietary supplements are defined as: • products (other than tobacco) intended to supplement the diet that bears or contains one or more of the following dietary ingredients: a vitamin, mineral, amino acid,...

Minerals

Definition: Minerals are inorganic elements found in nature, in solid form. Minerals are the building blocks for bones, teeth, muscles and other structures. Minerals play a role in muscle contraction, maintaining body water supplies, blood clotting, normal heart...

Vitamins

Definition: Vitamins are organic substances that are found in small amounts in most foods. They are essential, meaning we must get them through food or supplementation, so that various physiological processes continue to function optimally. They contribute to good...

Dietary Fat

Fats, also known as lipids, are the most concentrated source of energy in the body. Fat has 9 calories per gram compared to the 4 calories per gram that carbohydrate and protein yield. Human beings need dietary fat to carry vitamins A, D, E, and K, the fat-soluble...

Protein

Protein definition: Any one of a group of complex organic compounds containing nitrogen formed from various combinations of amino acids. Protein is necessary for the development of bodily tissues. It is the major source of building material for internal organs, blood,...