When is the Body Need, Supplements Consumption?

Nutrition is one of the important factors for a healthy body. But sometimes the nutritional requirements from food alone is not enough, so that some people even choose to take supplements.

However, research shows, is not always a good supplement to be consumed. Even many people who take supplements as a form of excessive actions they do not really need.

"So that no one take the supplements, we need to know the signs of the body needs it. And there are certain times when the body most in need supplements," said clinical nutrition specialist Nanny Djaja when contacted by Reuters Health on Saturday (01/02/2014).

Nanny explained, the body needs supplements usually when the body is suffering from fatigue due to overwork and lack of rest. When the person's immune system is generally declining power so easily hurt, while the supplement will help the body to have more energy and strengthen the immune system.

Supplements are needed to meet the nutritional needs of people who are tired usually in the form of multivitamins and minerals. The reason these supplements can help restore the function of the body's cells to relieve tiredness.

Less attention on food diasup also known as a condition that causes a person need to take supplements. According to Nanny, it is closely related to the fulfillment of the nutrients that are not able to be satisfied from food alone.

There are also other situations that need to supplement the body's most current decreased appetite. "Nutrition needs of food, so if no appetite, how can enough nutrients? That's why we need to supplement the current lack of appetite," said a faculty member in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Atma Jaya.

Nanny said, lack of appetite usually experienced by elderly people because of taste disturbance. In addition they are also susceptible to depression because they feel alone and lonely thereby reducing appetite.

Another condition is the condition of the body need to supplement recovery after illness. At present, the body is still in a state of fairly weak and need extra nutrients to make it recover. Unfortunately the condition after the illness is usually characterized by an appetite that has not recovered as well, so supplements may be an option.

"The condition of pregnancy, lactation, infancy is also the moment that requires the most excellent nutrition supplements that may also be required," he concluded.