Dietary supplements "supplement" to get the law

Original title: Dietary supplements "supplement" to get the law

How to improve human immunity under the new crown pneumonia epidemic? How to properly supplement nutrients? Expert advice: consumers should not take it without authorization, they should ask a nutritionist first

Dietary supplements "supplement" to get the law

□ Yan Li, intern reporter of this newspaper

Under the new crown epidemic, more and more consumers are paying more attention to their health needs.

Online sales are on the rise

The "Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents 2016" promulgated by the Chinese Nutrition Society recommends that an average person consumes at least 12 kinds of food per day, and more than 25 kinds of food per week, and all kinds of food must reach a balanced standard to meet the body's energy and various nutrients.

"Although I know that I can supplement the nutrients I need every day through daily meals, I am usually busy with work, often stay up late and work overtime, and the three meals are not scheduled at all

On July 13, the reporter searched for dietary supplements on multiple e-commerce platforms, and many products claimed to be able to supplement dietary fiber, vitamin C, probiotics, and improve sleep have more than 1,000 monthly sales

Some industry insiders have analyzed that under the new crown epidemic, consumers' attention to nutritional supplement products has generally increased, and there are many young consumer groups who were observant about nutritional supplement products before the epidemic

In addition, on June 30, in the online exchange meeting of the Global Nutrition and Health Industry Association held by the China Nutrition and Health Food Association, Simon Pettman, executive director of the International Dietary Supplement Alliance, introduced the new focus of health food: higher levels of nutrition, consumption specific nutritional needs

Supplements should be based on evidence

What dietary supplements are becoming increasingly active among young consumers? What are the characteristics of such products? Can everyone eat it?

The reporter searched for dietary supplements in the national standard full-text disclosure system and did not find relevant standards

It is understood that the concept of dietary supplements is mainly derived from the "Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act" published by the US Food and Drug Administration

Although varieties that help boost immunity, eye health, digestive function and sleep quality are popular with consumers

Industry experts said that for some specific groups of people, some dietary supplements still need to be supplemented at specific times, such as pregnant and lactating people, post-operative recoverers, infants, athletes and other people with special work characteristics, or food allergies, quality-oriented people people with dietary restrictions

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