Supplements Dietary Supplements, As Defined By The Fda (...

IETARY SUPPLEMENTS Dietary supplements, as defined by the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration), are products intended for ingestion which contain any ingredients which add further nutritional value to the diet. Dietary supplements fall under the food category and consist vitamins, minerals, herbs, amino acids, metabolites, extracts (U.S. Food and Drug and Administration (FDA), 2015). Supplements are taken by many people to assist in the building of muscle and to assist in recovery after workouts. Creatine is a popular supplement which is taken by both professional and amateur body builders to assist in the delivery of energy to the muscles. There are some dietary supplements which provide energy but have very serious side effects.†¦show more content†¦D THE HUMAN BODY There are many parts to the human body and one of the more important parts is called muscles. A muscle consists of contractile cells which are classified in three ways: skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, and smooth muscle. There are roughly 650 muscles in the human body. The main purpose of muscles is for movement of internal organs such as the heart and lungs, moving around or mobility, and posture. There are several people who work at increasing the size of their muscles while decreasing the amount of fat. This is called bodybuilding. Bodybuilding can be defined as the developing of the musculature of the body through exercise, lifting weights, and diet. In order to build the muscles and burn fat the body needs to burn off fat by converting it into energy which is used to build muscle. There are also many other ways to fuel and provide energy to the body, methods which include the intake and processing of various foods, drugs and supplements. Muscles are made up of muscle fibers. These muscles fibers are activated electrically and have to be insulated from each other by connective tissue wrapping called epimysium. This is a wrapping which prevent the muscles from all firing or contracting at the same time. These fibers are tube-like and run the length of the muscle. They are grouped together in packages of fibers called muscle fascicles. The muscle fascicles are bundled together by a connective