Uncontrolled use of dietary supplements can be accompanied by a number of health risks.
They can interact with other medications, reducing their effectiveness and causing side effects.
The use of dietary supplements can also create a false sense of security in a person, RIA Novosti writes.
According to the director of the Institute of Preventive Medicine of the Samara State Medical University, chief nutritionist of the Ministry of Health of the Samara Region, and expert of the NTI HealthNet market, Olga Sazonova, uncontrolled intake of dietary supplements is harmful to health.
She explained that a deficiency of substances leads to an acceleration of the aging process. And here dietary supplements come to the rescue.
The expert also said that dietary supplements are recommended in case of vitamin and mineral deficiencies.
They are a supplement to food, but not a cure-all.
