Would you recommend that Hazel take these supplements? Why or Why not?
Hazel is suffering through her third cold of the winter. When she complains at a local health food store, the clerk recommends several supplements to keep her healthy. These include a vitamin C supplement, a stress formula B vitamin supplement called B50, a supplement called Prevention Plus, and the herbal supplement Echinacea. Hazel checks the labels of these supplements she has purchased. The information is summarized in the table:
Supplement/Ingredient
Dose
%DV/Dose
Frequency
Total amount (%DV)
Vitamin C
500 mg
833%
3/day
1500 mg (2500%)
B50
Thiamin
50 mg
3333%
3/day
150 mg (10,000%)
Niacin
50 mg
250%
150 mg (750%)
Vitamin B6
60 mg
2500%
180 mg (7500%)
Riboflavin
50 mg
2941%
150 mg (8823%)
Biotin
50 mg
16.66%
150 mg (50%)
Pantothenic Acid
50 mg
500%
150 mg (1500%)
Folic Acid
50 mcg
12.5%
150 mcg (38%)
Vitamin B12
50 mcg
833%
150 mcg (2500%)
Prevention Plus
Vitamin C
1000 mg
1776%
1/day
1000 mg (1667%)
Zinc
15 mg
100%
15 mg (100%)
Echinacea
Echinacea
125 mg
6/day
750 mg
Review the ingredients in Hazel’s supplements. If she takes all these products at the frequency recommended in the table, will she be exceeding the UL for any nutrients? List them.
Did you find a UL for Echinacea? Why not?
Would you recommend that Hazel take these supplements? Why or Why not?