Most healthy eaters are familiar with the three macronutrients that garner the most media attention within the diet world: proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. Indeed, some highly regarded eating programs, such as the Isometric DietŪ, are designed to deliver an optimal balance of these three macronutrients.

Overweight is a big problem for millions of people in this world. Statistics shows that around 70% of American population is victim of overweight, and the number is continuously on the rise. Further, overweight has been widely touted as the root cause for many critical illnesses like heart diseases, depression, and diabetes, and less critical ones such as osteoarthritis and sleep apnea. So the scene is alarming and there is only one way out of this abyss - reduce those extra pounds around one's waist. And the best way one can do this through a controlled diet and using dietary supplements to compensate for the loss of nutrients due dieting.

Do we need Dietary supplements..? You decide

One of the most important nutrients we get from animal foods is vitamin B12. The vitamin is also the largest known biomolecule and the only nutrient with a stable carbon-metal bond. One molecule of cobalt lies at the center of each B12 molecule, which has the approximate (and awesome!) chemical formula of C61-64H84-90N14O13-14PCo. Isolated B12 is a crystalline compound with a bright red color, due to the presence of cobalt. One practitioner has referred to B12 as "those ruddy drops that cheer sad hearts and strengthen faint hearts."1

Vitamin supplements: Vitamin A, Vitamin B, Vitamin C, Vitamin E