Patient Power®
Get Email Alerts!
Health Topics
Health Center
Health Center Home Audio Programs Videos
Search by Keyword:
Search by Health Topic:
View all Health Topics >
Spring Survey 2012 Results

Vitamin Validation

PROGRAM DETAILS:

Vitamins are substances that your body needs to grow and develop normally. Should you take a supplement? What about vitamin deficiency in countries outside of the U.S.? In this unique episode of Patient Power, Howard Schiffer joins Andrew to discuss the need for vitamins both in the United States and in other countries. Howard Schiffer is the President and Founder of Vitamin Angel Alliance, which seeks to eradicate less opportune areas of nutrition deficiency by delivering basic nutrition and vitamins to those in need.

The interview begins with Andrew asking about the importance of daily vitamins as part of a balanced diet. Mr. Schiffer explains the essentiality of vitamins, addresses the need for folic acid and the benefits of a fish oil supplement. Also touched on is the obesity epidemic in America and how most people are overfed but still vitamin deficient. You’ll learn what lycopene is and how vitamin A deficiency can even cause blindness.

Mr. Schiffer goes on to report on malnutrition in other countries, such as the Dominican Republic, where children often only consume about 450 calories per day, which is equivalent to the caloric content of your morning bagel. He’s making it his mission with the Vitamin Angel Alliance to eliminate vitamin deficiency in other countries. Mr. Schiffer says that the “complete cost to prevent one child from going blind from vitamin A deficiency is 25 cents per year.” Learn about nutrition for yourself and become inspired to help others in this informative Patient Power program.

Get Email Updates:

Get updated automatically when new content about has been posted.
Privacy Policy
EXPERTS & GUESTS:
Howard Schiffer,
Founder, Vitamin Angel Alliance
Howard Schiffer, President and Founder of Vitamin Angel Alliance, seeks to eradicate less opportune areas of nutrition deficiency by delivering basic nutrition and vitamins to those in need. more >

TRANSCRIPT:

  1. Introduction
  2. Vitamins are Essential
  3. Vitamins Through Diet
  4. Vitamin Deficiency in Other Countries
  5. The Importance of Vitamin A
  6. Nutrition for the Future

RELATED LINKS: