Debunking the Hype on Vitamin Supplements

Yumlish: Diabetes and Multicultural Nutrition

Do you know your vitamins? Did you know that most vitamins fall into two broad categories? And an excess of one category actually gets flushed right out of you! Find out if vitamin supplements actually live up to the hype! In this episode, registered dietitian Amanda Izquierdo shares this and so much more!

Amanda is a Chicago based dietitian and food and nutrition consultant. She has spent her career working with food, beverage, and ingredient companies, and marketing and public relations agencies to help brands effectively and credibly communicate their nutrition stories. She also works virtually with busy people to eliminate confusion around healthy eating and build confidence about their food choices.

"Vitamin C is a water soluble vitamin. It's also sometimes referred to as ascorbic acid. So you may see that on ingredient labels and just know that that's vitamin C. It is crucial for the production of collagen and neurotransmitters and it's also involved in protein metabolism."

In this episode you will learn about…

Amanda’s mission in dietetics

Understanding and differentiating the types of vitamins

Examples of water-soluble and fat-soluble vitamins

Understanding and Breaking Down B Vitamins

The truth about vitamin B supplements

Why we don’t need to take vitamin C supplements

How to connect with Amanda on social media

SOME CORRECTIONS ABOUT TODAY'S EPISODE:

The daily recommended amount of vitamin C is 75 milligrams for women and 90 milligrams for men.

The daily recommended amount of pantothenic acid is 5 MILLIGRAMS, not micrograms.

Keynotes:

[01:34] What led Amanda to focus her life on dietetics and weight management?

[03:19] Learning about the different categories of vitamins

[04:40] Understanding water-soluble and fat-soluble vitamins

[05:18] What are B Vitamins? Are Vitamin B supplements necessary?

[13:48] What is vitamin C and where are they found? Are these supplements necessary?

[18:43] How to get connected with Amanda!

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LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandawizquierdo/

Twitter https://twitter.com/IzzyEatsRD

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