Question

Students will survey a minimum of 5 people, of various age ranges, including older adults and determine their use of vitamin supplements. Students should collect data on types and amounts of vitamins used, and who recommended the supplements. After completing the vitamin survey the student will comprise a report of the survey findings. Ending with a reflection of their personal reaction to the results of the information obtained including supporting evidence from the text as to the benefits of the most frequently used vitamins. Students are not to include names of the people surveyed in the submitted report.

Answer 1

A) Survey to determine the use of vitamin supplements.

1. Ricky (Age group 1 to 10):

Age: 7

Gender: M

Vitamin Name: Vitamin A

Types of vitamin: Fat-soluble

Amount of vitamins: Vitamin A 400 mcg per day

Recommended by: Pediatrician

2. Erin (Age group 10 to 20):

Age: 15

Gender: Female

Vitamin Name: Vitamin B12

Types of vitamins: Water-soluble

Amount of vitamins: 1,000 mcg per day

Recommended by: Primary care provider

3. Bingo (Age group 25 to 35):

Age: 32

Gender: Male

Vitamin Name: Vitamin C

Types of vitamins: Water-soluble

Amount of vitamins: 1,000 mg per day

Recommended by: Primary care provider

4. Andrew (Age group 45 to 55):

Age: 53

Gender: Male

Vitamin Name: Vitamin E

Types of vitamins: Fat-soluble

Amount of vitamins: 15 mg per day

Recommended by: Primary care provider

5. Sandy (Age group 60 to 70):

Age: 67

Gender: Female

Vitamin Name: Vitamin D

Types of vitamins: Fat-soluble

Amount of vitamins: 50 mcg per day

Recommended by: Orthopedist

B) Report of the survey findings:

The survey conducted unveiled the use of vitamins in the general population for a sample size of five. It also revealed the type and amount of each vitamin used along with the recommended person. For this survey different age groups including children and older adults were considered and it was found that the percentage of vitamin use was 100. Every person from the 7-year-old to the 67-year-old was found to be using vitamin prescribed by PCP, orthopedist, or pediatrician. They were using vitamin A, vitamin B12, vitamin B12, vitamin E, and vitamin D supplements.

The use of vitamin supplements was found to be unnecessary in 80% of the people surveyed. Only 20%, which included the older adults have the necessity of taking vitamins in the form of supplements. Others have the option of fulfilling their vitamin requirements with a healthy well-balanced diet. Studies have found that nutrients from food are related to lower death risks and it is a healthier way. Increased nutrition level as a result of vitamin supplement intake is also harmful to the body. Proper absorption of vitamin supplements is uncertain but vitamins from whole food are well-absorbed by the body.

In the case of older adults, the scenario is different as they are not getting enough nutrition from diet alone. So the use of vitamin supplements should be restricted to such cases rather than prescribing a vitamin to everybody. Such an indiscretion in prescribing and using vitamins to each and every person would only lead to some other new disease condition, which would be an added burden to the medical world.