SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — USANA Health Sciences,
Inc. (NYSE:
USNA) commends the USDA for recognizing that nutritional gaps
are common in the average American diet and that dietary
supplementation can play a vital role in filling those gaps.
However, USANA scientists and advising physicians caution
that many important nutrients were not included in the recently
published Dietary
Guidelines for Americans, 2010 and that the USDA dosage
recommendations are not sufficient to improve and maintain overall
health.
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In its 112-page guide, the USDA states that “in certain cases,
fortified foods and dietary supplements may be useful in providing
one or more nutrients that otherwise might be consumed in less than
recommended amounts.” However, they limit those nutrients to
vitamin D, folic acid, vitamin B12, and iron.
“We’re pleased that the USDA is recognizing that most Americans
are not getting all the micronutrients they need from their diet
and that, for many, proper supplementation is an effective
solution,” says Dr. John Cuomo, USANA’s Executive Director of
Research and Development. “However, they fail to recognize that in
fact many other essential nutrients, such as calcium, magnesium,
copper, zinc, vitamin B6, vitamin E and many others are consumed in
less than the recommended amounts by major segments of the U.S.
population, even though the nutrient data was generated by another
department of the U.S. government.”
Additionally, these deficiencies are only based on existing
recommended daily allowances (RDAs), which help to prevent chronic
deficiency diseases. Intake of vitamins and mi
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