August 28th, 2012
Rebecca Prescott talks to Jon Langton, head scientist and product innovations manager at Myvitamins.com, about recent developments in the world of sports, health and fitness supplementation.
Do you believe supplements can be used to help overweight individuals lose weight? If so, how do believe they can be/should be implemented as a weight loss tool?
Jon Langton: As part of a structured diet and exercise routine, I think there is a particularly relevant place for supplements in weight management. Both scientific and anecdotal evidence show some real support for the correct implementation of weight management supplements, and I firmly believe they can offer great benefit to the end consumer.
The common problems occur when consumers overestimate the potential of weight management supplements and expect too much too soon, often using them as an easy option while ignoring the other fundamental aspects of weight management, such as diet and exercise.
Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) and L Carnitine are two of our most popular products, with consumers making frequent repeat orders due to the impact these supplements have made on their weight management goals.
While anecdotal evidence will never be accepted by the scientific community, you have to listen to the end consumer, as they are experiencing the benefits that can often be life-enhancing.
How would you respond to the suggestion that supplementation should only be used by serious athletes who cannot consume sufficient nutrition through diet alone?
Jon Langton: Rather than just putting athletes into the pigeon hole of a population that can?t meet their nutritional requirements through diet, I think it?s important to look at the entire population in the same vein.
As a population, there are very few of us that you could argue have a ?balanced diet?, be it as a result of dietary preferences, lack of food education or lack of time ? we all struggle in one way or another. Therefore, I genuinely believe supplementation can be beneficial to anyone who feels their diet does not meet all of their daily nutritional requirements.
Again, the scientific and medical communities are too quick to dismiss food supplements, bestowing the virtues of a ?balanced diet?, but in reality a ?balanced diet? is almost unattainable. For example, meeting a relevant daily intake of vitamin D through diet and exposure to sunlight is a real challenge in this country, yet supplementation provides an extremely viable option and is one that is utilised by millions.
Why would the government drive foods such as flour and butter to be fortified with vitamins and minerals if it was so easy to get a balanced diet through ?regular? food? Should food fortification be classed as ?supplementation?? A number of supplements for weight loss have been proven to be linked with high blood pressure and nausea due to the ?fat burning? affects.
What do you believe to be the most effective and safe attribute of a weight loss supplement, for example thermogenesis or lipolysis?
Jon Langton: Those ingredients that are used for their thermogenic effect should be fully researched and understood by the end user with regards to their current state of health. We always recommend that any product that can have a distinct physiological effect should be the subject of discussion with a medical expert before supplementation begins. But, used correctly, ingredients such as caffeine and green tea extract have shown profound effects on weight management when used as part of a structured diet and exercise plan.
I believe the potential of lipolysis through products such as Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) is a great method for weight management, while being accessible to everyone.
Sport supplements have been in the media spotlight recently related to potentially harmful ingredients. Do you believe the guidelines for sports supplements need to be clearer/stricter in terms of health claims and scientific backing?
Jon Langton: The new EFSA health claims are certainly very strict, if not exactly clear! I fully support the fact that consumers should be able to make informed choices on what they consume, but I tend to think the EFSA has got things a little wrong in limiting and generalising the claims it has so far ?approved?.
There is no doubt legislation could be a lot stricter and clearer, which would definitely create much more of an even playing field in terms of the products that reach our shop shelves. But, the ultimate goal should be to provide the end consumer with the ability to make an informed choice, and sometimes bureaucracy can get in the way of this.
Rebecca Prescott is editorial assistant of FoodBev.com
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