America’s Top 5 Diet Supplements

If we were to eat a fully balanced diet on a daily basis, we would have no need of dietary supplements. Sadly, this has become almost impossible in this modern time, and even if it were possible, many people are ruled more by their personal tastes and preferences than by good dietary sense. At the same time, obesity has become a national epidemic, and weight loss is a concern for many Americans. This desire for weight loss has led to many people going on diets that severely limit their intake of needed nutrients and vitamins. The wide spread use of diet supplements address this problem, and the manufacture and sale of them has become a growth industry.

A new online site has produced a new list of all of the articles being written giving the most up to date information on diet supplements. It is called the International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements site or the IBIDS. One of the features of the site is a list of the five top search subjects among dietary supplements. A recent look at this list yielded what could be considered the top five diet supplements in American at least in regards to the public’s interest in them.

It is not a surprise that the number one spot goes to a supplement that addresses weight loss. The top spot goes to a South African Plant called Hoodia that is actually an appetite suppressant rather than a fat burner. The number two position is held by Grape Seed Extract (gse). Grape seed extract strengthens and protects living tissue. It has found to be useful for promoting healing of wounds.

Calcium is in third place. This is a better known product that strengthens bones and teeth. Although it is available in many normal food substances, most of them are not in the junk food category and supplementation is needed. Fourth place goes to another well known substance, vitamiin C. Vitamin C was one of the first dietary supplements when oranges and other Vitamin C rich fruits were used on British ships to combat scurvy. Vitamin C has the distinction of being one of the least toxic substances known to medicine, so overdoing its intake is not a big concern.

The final place goes to Acidophilus which replaces the natural and helpful bacteria that flourishes in the human digestive tract. The introduction of pasteurization and the mania to keep bacteria out of our food has caused some problems because a certain amount of bacteria has been necessary to our body, and we are killing the good ones along with the bad.
This list represents a current top five, and it will most likely change frequently. Diet supplements accomplish a good and necessary purpose, but they are also susceptible to being the fad of the month.



Natalie Aranda writes about diet and fitness. It is not a surprise that the number one spot goes to diet supplements that address weight loss. The top spot goes to a South African Plant called Hoodia that is actually an appetite suppressant rather than fat burners. The number two position is held by grape seed extract (gse). Grape seed extract strengthens and protects living tissue. It has found to be useful for promoting healing of wounds.

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