supplements BY JACK CHALLEM


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o sound nutritionist would argue that refined foods are better than whole foods. So the idea of “whole-food” supplements— which, although there is no consistent definition, are generally


ARE WHOLE-FOOD SUPPLEMENTS THE RIGHT CHOICE?


made of blends of concentrated, dehydrated whole foods, sometimes with added vitamins and minerals—seems like a slam-dunk. And to many, it is. Advocates talk about “ingredient synergy,” meaning that because the nutrients are combined as they are in natural foods, the body can use and absorb them better than nutrients that are isolated into separate pills. Jay Robbins, DC, of Covina, California, regularly recommends whole-food supplements to his patients because he prefers them to the vitamins and minerals made in what he calls “a pharmaceutical laboratory.” Te nutrition rationale behind whole-food supplements, he adds, is that you “need to supply the whole gamut” of vitamins, enzymes, coenzymes, and trace minerals. ➻


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