Ch 10 Supplementation Flashcards
(50 cards)
Dietary supplement
A product (other than tobacco) intended to supplement the diet that bears or contains one or more of the following dietary ingredients: vitamin; mineral; herb or other botanical; amino acid; substance used by man to supplement the diet by increasing the total dietary intake; or concentrate, metabolite, constituent, extract, or combination of any previously described ingredient.
Essential nutrient
Must be obtained in the diet, as the body is incapable of producing the nutrient on its own.
Toxicity
When too much of a vitamin or mineral accumulates within the body, resulting in illness or other symptoms.
When did modern-day nutritional supplements originate?
1940s
Where was the first multivitamin product developed?
China
Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994
The primary legislation of the U.S. government regulating dietary supplements.
Code of Federal Regulations
Describes the laws and regulations for dietary supplements, including how supplements are labeled, manufactured, and brought to or removed from market.
Tolerable upper limit
The greatest quantity of a vitamin or mineral that may be consumed in a day without risk of an adverse health effect.
Adverse effect
Any unfavorable medical occurrence associated with the use of a medication, medical intervention, or dietary supplement.
Stimulant
An agent that increases physiologic or metabolic activity. Common stimulants include caffeine and nicotine.
Creatine
Molecule made from amino acids and used as a dietary supplement to facilitate adenosine triphosphate regeneration for improved training capacity, strength, power, and muscle mass.
Banned
A dietary supplement that may be prohibited from use in a specific sport or sport league. These supplements may not be illegal or prohibited at all times during the year.
Anabolic steroid
Compound made from testosterone or another hormone that acts on hormone receptors to produce increases in muscle size or strength.
Active ingredient
Any component of a dietary supplement included for the purpose of causing a physiologic effect; displayed on the main body of the supplement facts panel.
Other ingredient
Any component of a dietary supplement included for taste, bulk, or as a preservative; displayed beneath the main body of the supplement facts panel.
Supplement facts panel
Portion of a dietary supplement’s label that displays the active ingredients, other ingredients, serving size, number of servings, quantity of ingredients, and the percent daily value.
Daily value (DV)
Amount of a nutrient recommended to be consumed each day to maintain good health. Based on a 2,000-calorie diet for those ages 4 years and older.
Who enforces guidelines for dietary supplements in the United States?
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
What term is used to describe any unfavorable medical occurrence associated with the use of a medication, medical intervention, or dietary supplement?
Adverse effect
Health supplement
A dietary supplement used to improve a component of well-being
Performance supplement
A dietary supplement that may enhance performance or body composition; may also be referred to as an ergogenic aid.
Vitamins
Group of organic compounds required in small quantities in the diet to support growth and metabolic processes.
Minerals
Inorganic, natural substances, some of which are essential in human nutrition. There are two kinds of minerals: major minerals (aka, macrominerals) and trace minerals.
Biologically active
The form in which a vitamin must be to exert an effect within the body.
