Research Paper on:
Vitamins, What the Literature Says

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do you take these vitamins and/or minerals? What is your perspective and purpose for taking each of them, or benefits involved? Obviously, the student takes these vitamins because she is  pregnant and has the perspective and purpose of deriving benefits for her unborn child by adding these supplements to their diet. Support your information with three authoritative research studies  and discuss why someone your age should/should not take vitamins and/or minerals. Turner, et al (2003) had 63 pregnant American women in their study, with all participants being of average  child-bearing age, i.e., no teenage or advanced age (over 40) participants. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether the food that the women consumed met the estimate average  requirements (EAR) and also to determine if any intake exceeded the "tolerable upper intake level (UL) for any nutrient" (Turner, et al, 2003, p. 461). Each participant completed 3-day diet  records over the course of their pregnancy and these records were subsequently analyzed regarding their nutritional content. The subjects all had low-risk pregnancies and were in middle-to-upper income brackets.  The results of this study found that the nutrient intake for these women was less tan the EAR for iron recommended for pregnant women and there were also indications that  magnesium, zinc, vitamin B6, selenium and vitamin C may also be deficient (Turner, et al, 2003). While the researchers interpret these findings as indicating that the women should take an  iron supplement, they also seem to be supportive of taking a multi=purpose prenatal vitamin as well. Sherwood, et al (2006) point out that many women are prescribed prenatal vitamins  that contain folic acid, which they are advised to take throughout their pregnancies and while they are lactating. There is also a recent trend in the North American food supply