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In addition to adequate protein and complex carbohydrate intake (in conjunction with very small amounts of fat, and simple sugars), vitamins and minerals are essential elements for a healthy physique. In fact, if you do not get an adequate vitamin and mineral intake, your muscle-building program will come to a screeching halt. You need the full amount of the recommended daily allowance (RDA) of each nutrient as a minimum. Nutritionists quarrel over whether or not the average diet is adequate to provide sufficient amounts of vitamins and minerals for the body. Some argue that the pollution and stress in our society calls for an increased need in vitamin and mineral supplementation. Of course it is always better to get your food from the most natural food sources, but not everyone gets enough variety in the diet to cover all of his/her nutritional needs. The safest approach is to take a one-a-day vitamin and mineral supplement that covers all of the bases. Make certain that you get a one-a-day supplement that contains all of the vitamins and minerals considered necessary for the human body to function at optimal levels. A couple of areas to watch out for - some supplements don't contain 100 percent of the RDA of the vitamin biotin. Others omit the essential trace element chromium. Choose a vitamin/mineral supplement that has everything! You are in a growth state and need more of the nutritional elements than the sedentary person whom the study for the RDA was performed on. One caution - don't go much beyond the RDA for fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E and K) because overdoses of these can be toxic. So be careful with the fat-soluble vitamins. |
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