The reality is that most of us do not get proper nutrition from the food we eat. Intense farming practices, gradual erosion of topsoil quality, food processing and simply bad eating habits all contribute to this fact. As childhood obesity is reaching unprecedented levels in many western societies, it is worth noting that one key factor that stimulates calorie craving is undernutrition – an undernourished body will misguidedly crave to eat more in an atempt to nourish itself, thus proper nourishment is a vital ingredient in any weight loss plan. So what are the ten most important supplements you probably need to be taking? Let’s find out…

#1 Vitamin D

Much has been written about the the benefits of this vital vitamin and up to 50% of Americans are deficient in it.  There are two sources of vitamin D: food and sunlight. Sunlight converts a cholesterol precursor in our skin to vitamin D3 and this, along with the vitamin D3 we get from food, gets converted by the liver into a form that is measurable. Other than sunlight, the main natural significant source of vitamin D is found in seafood and the recommended daily amount for an average adult is around 2,000 IU. If you think you’re not getting this amount naturally, then make sure you take a good vitamin D supplement either as a vitamin D tablet, or as part of a multi-vitamin supplement.