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Nutrition Use at least 400-500 words to answer this topic. APA format citation and less than 15% turnitin. Thank you! Topic 1: According to the CDC, more than half of all Americans consumed a supplement in 2012. Supplements are common in our culture, and many people think they need to consume a supplement to be healthy. Are supplements safe? In this discussion, we will investigate vitamin and mineral supplements. Using your favorite search engine, find a vitamin and mineral supplement, and evaluate it. Your selection must contain at least 5 vitamins and minerals. In your initial discussion post, discuss the following: ● What is the cost of these supplements? ● How do the amounts of vitamins and minerals in the product compare with the DRIs, AI, and UL? ● Are the levels of nutrients safe? ● What compounds are included that are not essential nutrients? ● What disclaimers or warnings are made about the product? Does the manufacturer provide scientific evidence to back up their claim? ● How likely is the supplement to improve a person's health?

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Optimum Nutrition (ON) is one of the leading health supplement manufacturers around the globe and America is no exception. ‘Opti–Men’ is the chosen product for this discussion, which is a multivitamin supplement manufactured and marketed by ON itself around the globe (Optimum Nutrition, 2021).
The cost of ‘Opti-men’ in U.S is around $19.99. For 60 tablets and the product is also available in packaging of 150 and 240 tablets (Optimum Nutrition, 2021).
‘Opti-men’ is combination of 21 vitamins and minerals along with other 75 active ingredients. Further, the serving size of this product is 3-tablets and each serving provides 275+ mg of B Complex Vitamins, 1 gram of free-form amino acids, 18 fruit and vegetable concentrates along with 7 other exotic botanicals and marine extracts (Zhang, Yang. Li, Zheng & Jiang, 2017).
As mentioned above, the product is a combination of more than 21 vitamins and minerals and all of the vitamins and minerals are present in amounts much higher than the daily requirement. However, it would be essential to consider that the amount of vitamins and minerals are per serving of three tablets. Therefore, individuals can decrease the servings accordingly. Hence, the product fulfils requirements as per Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs), Adequate Intake (AI)...

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