Not exact matches
Synthetic chemical ingredients have traditionally dominated the nutritional
supplements industry for decades
because they are cheaper to produce.
I didn't take them
because they were
synthetic and had folic acid in them as well (which is a
synthetic form of folate that is not recommended) and I prefer to take food source
supplements.
-- Do not use
synthetic iron
supplements,
because it is suspected that an excess of iron in the form will produce a larger amount of harmful free radicals and may lead to a worsening of the pain.
While the weight loss product is heavily promoted
because it was created by one of the most well - recognized personal trainers, it is
because of this that many Michaels fans and health experts express concern and confusion over why such a staunch proponent of natural weight loss would create a
synthetic and potentially harmful weight loss
supplement.
High doses of folic acid from
supplements or fortified foods are of concern
because synthetic folic acid is more bioavailable than folate from natural food sources and, hence, potentially more potent in promoting cancer growth (13).
In many cases, that will be
because lower quality brands tend to make heavier use of
synthetic supplements.
Supplements are called for especially if all ingredients are not organically certified,
because the soils of conventional agriculture are nutrient deficient, and almost toxic with
synthetic agrichemical fertilizers and pesticides which also contaminate crops.
As a general rule, shorter ingredients lists are better
because it usually means that the nutrients in the food come from natural sources so a long list of
synthetic supplements isn't necessary.
Acana Grasslands Kentucky formula doesn't add a long list of
synthetic supplements because most of the nutritional vitamins and minerals are added in the ingredients.
Because we can't make food in a chemical lab,
synthetic supplements are always going to be «the plastic» orange of nutrition.
The FDA has banned
synthetic vitamin K from over-the-counter
supplements because of its toxicity levels.