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It will be the fault of advertisements, of information distorted by the media, but when it comes to supplements food there is still a lot of confusion and the limit that separates them from doping substances, especially for the layman, becomes extremely labile.
Generally, taking supplements is erroneously associated with a rapid and unnatural increase in lean mass. Advertisements often feed these false myths by promising results that are too easy and fast, even using, in an improper way, industry players who sport artificially sculpted bodies.
On the contrary, beyond commonplaces, the use of food supplements does not it excludes physical activity, but is born precisely to assist it, just as it does not aim to replace nutrition but to improve it.
It will be the fault of advertisements, of information distorted by the media, but when it comes to supplements food there is still a lot of confusion and the limit that separates them from doping substances, especially for the layman, becomes extremely labile.
When we talk about food supplements
When we talk about food supplements
In other words, whenever we find ourselves in the presence of a food shortage, instead of filling it by ingesting exaggerated quantities of foods that contain it, going to load and weigh down the body with the other substances present, it would be appropriate to make up for it with the appropriate integrator.
It is clearly important to specify that supplements have nothing to do with drugs and performance-enhancing substances. Also because while food supplements are approved and controlled by the Ministry of Health, doping it is absolutely prohibited by law.
For this reason, thanks to all the controls and regulations, food supplements, if used correctly (ie combined with a correct diet) are safe substances that do not harm health.
Nothing beats a healthy, balanced diet to provide all the nutrients we need. But when this is not possible, supplements can to help. This article is not intended to replace medical advice. Consult your doctor before trying herbal supplements or medicines.