Two research results were published in the last few days is causing concern about the safety of vitamin supplements. If mengasupnya? Vitamins and minerals are most at risk? How to choose the safest?
Most people consider a good multi-vitamin for the body. The industry is still on him as a "safe" for those who have a less healthy diet.
Many people do not realize that foods, vitamins and minerals ASUB available. Even the food and beverage containers, including classified as junk food is often rich in nutrients and added value. Since the risk is great of an excess of vitamin, if supplemented by a variety of vitamin preparations.
"The results of the study show that supplementation is not as safe as the industry claims," David Schardt, a nutritionist said at the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
Earlier this week a study of more than 40,000 older women have an increased risk of death among those who has added daily multivitamins, including folic acid, iron and copper.
Another study found that men taking high doses of vitamin E, about 400 units per day for five years with an increased risk of prostate cancer consumed.
Basically there is no sound scientific evidence on the effectiveness of multi-vitamins to reduce the risk of cancer, heart disease or other chronic diseases.
In addition to studies showing the health risks for people who lack certain vitamins experts feel badly. Comply to the deficiency of vitamins or minerals to your daily needs are different from the addition of more than the recommended values.
The best way to meet the needs of the body is vitamin to eat foods that contain vitamin A. "Foods contain vitamins and minerals, not only but also contain fiber and other healthy," said Jody Engel, nutritionist.
If we get the vitamins from natural ingredients, it is impossible for more than vitamins or minerals to produce.
Who needs it?
Schardt said, there are some people who need supplements, namely:
- Women after the menopause, must protect the vitamin D and calcium to bone.
- Women who need to plan a pregnancy folic acid to prevent birth defects.
- People over 50 and adopting a vegetarian diet requires vitamin B12.
- Pregnant women need more iron.
- Nursing mothers need calcium and vitamin D.
If you need more, care about quality. Consumerlab.com, which investigated the contract, the company's recent results of their discoveries, which contain one of four supplements, none of the above listed in the package.
They also claim that they are complementary to the high price is no guarantee of good quality. Also note the presence or absence of the safety certificate of restaurants, for example BPOM.
Here are some tips for taking dietary supplements:
- Keep it simple. More and more content contained in the supplement combo, there most likely is not correct.
- According to experts of the Office of dietary supplements if you can select a combination of additional age and gender. Multivitamins typically contain little iron and vitamins for older people usually contain more calcium and vitamin D.
- The consumption of vitamin D during the dinner. Studies show that intake of nutrients is much better when it is consumed with a large dining room and more fat.
- Vitamin K supplementation caution, since it can accelerate the clogging of blood vessels and can interfere with cardiac medications and anticoagulants.
- Be encouraged smokers and former smokers, multivitamins show that beta-carotene or vitamin A to avoid include two scientific studies suggest that this vitamin increases the risk for lung cancer.
- For cancer patients, vitamin C and E reduce the effectiveness of chemotherapy.
- The person who will perform the surgery should inform their doctor if you may cause to take vitamin supplements as a kind of vitamins interfere with anesthesia and bleeding.
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