Dietary supplements are composed of one or more nutrients, which are added to the diet to correct or prevent deficiencies of vitamins, minerals and proteins, helping in the recovery of the patient suffering an illness or has undergone surgery and to improve overall health.
Although the nutritional needs of human beings can be met by following unbalanced diet, nutritional supplements are especially beneficial in the following circumstances:
* Malnutrition or deficiency of nutrients that is usually associated with poor diet with vitamins, minerals, proteins, carbohydrates and fats, changes in intestinal absorption process (ability to draw nutrients), chronic diarrhea and diseases such as cancer or AIDS.
