Pros vs Cons
The pros of the dietary supplement, Ensure, are as follows it provides vitamins and minerals needed for good health, it provides a liquid meal if you are unable to chew solid food, it comes in different flavors, and it offers a quick meal if you are on the go. This dietary supplement is full of necessary vitamins and minerals, it is also easy to take as you just need to drink it. If you are a want a variety of flavours there are many to choose from and finally it takes no time at all to drink this supplement if you do not have time to sit down to eat.
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There are many cons to the dietary supplement drink, Ensure. These drinks do not replace a well-balanced diet one should try to consume vegetables, fruits, protein foods, dairy foods, and grains as well. Also chewing food helps you feel full faster and longer than only drinking a meal. Ensure also is marketed as a healthy snack to have between meals. While Ensure drinks contain 24 vitamins and minerals, they should not be drunk instead of meals among the elderly, according to Dr. Amy Ehrlich of Montefiore Medical Center's Geriatrics Division. Dr. Ehrlich states that using these drinks to replace meals does not meet the nutritional needs of the elderly, they should be used only as a additional nutritional supplement in the elderly. Also for all individuals there are many negative side effects to introducing the dietary supplement, Ensure to ones diet. Common negative reactions are as follows, constipation, diarrhea, vomiting and nausea. These conditions are generally mild and disappear once your body adjusts to the dietary supplement. When individuals use the supplement, Ensure incorrectly this can lead to more serious problems such as seizures, irregular heartbeat, changes in mood or mental state, weak pulse, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing and muscle cramps.
The many cons of the dietary supplement, Ensure, could cause an individual to have a deterioration in his/her health. |
Analysis
To use Ensure as a dietary supplement may be fast, easy, and convenient but the cons outweigh the pros. The disadvantages of using Ensure are great. These may only be experienced for a short time but would definitely cause problems for the individual taking this dietary supplement. Also, the serious side effects could last a lifetime for the individual that succumbs to these devastating effects.
To use Ensure as a dietary supplement may be fast, easy, and convenient but the cons outweigh the pros. The disadvantages of using Ensure are great. These may only be experienced for a short time but would definitely cause problems for the individual taking this dietary supplement. Also, the serious side effects could last a lifetime for the individual that succumbs to these devastating effects.