The Most Unregulated Vitamins On The Market

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It’s best to get all of our nutrients from food, but with our busy lifestyles — and fast food so easily accessible — it’s hard to get all of our nutrients from our diet. Of course, our body needs certain types and amounts of vitamins and minerals regularly to function properly. Per Global Health & Pharma, every person has a recommended daily amount of all essential vitamins for specific reasons. The body needs vitamin D to help it absorb calcium, for example. According to Verywell Health, calcium then helps strengthen bones and protect muscles. Vitamin D helps regulate calcium to support the immune and nervous systems, too (via Medical News Today).

According to EatingWell, over 80,000 different dietary supplements are available in the market. Unfortunately, the supplement industry is not regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Since supplements aren’t regulated, you shouldn’t buy them without doing your own research to see whether they’re beneficial for you. After all, some supplements could be unsafe. Fortunately, one way to tell whether a supplement is safe is by checking the OPSS Scorecard, which is based on seven yes-no questions created by the Department of Defense’s Operation Supplement Safety program.