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From A to zinc: What to know about supplements

Hands hold up different types of supplements.
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Registered dietitian Natalie Allen offers guidance and advice.

Our weekly program, Missouri State Journal, is a collaboration between KSMU Radio and Missouri State University. It's hosted and produced by MSU's Office of Strategic Communication, and it airs each Tuesday morning at 9:45 on KSMU.

From multivitamins to protein powders, the U.S. dietary supplements market size this year is about $78 billion, according to Precedence Research. It’s projected to reach around $162 billion by 2033 due to the rising geriatric population in the country and the demand for preventive and nutrition supplements.

Do we really need supplements and are they safe? Registered dietitian Natalie Allen shares what we need and should know about supplements. She’s also a clinical associate professor of nutrition and dietetics in the School of Health Sciences at Missouri State University. 

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A native of Malaysia, Emily moved to Springfield in 2010 and started working at Missouri State University in 2014. She’s currently the assistant director in the Office of Strategic Communication. She has a BA in Mass Communications from Colorado State University-Pueblo and a Master of Journalism from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada.
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