Nutrients from supplements are just as good as those in foods is just one fact from MSN, who offers surprising vitamin myths, truths and tips.
MSN contribute Jean Weiss lists vitamin myths, starting with, it’s easy to get all the nutrients you need from food. However, she said this is only possible if one eats only the most nutrient-rich foods and enjoyed a diet that covered the full spectrum of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, fats and proteins. However, she said in reality, most Americans don’t eat this way. Other myths she tackles are that nutrients from pills aren’t as good as nutrients from food, all Northerners should supplement with vitamin D and zinc helps hair grow. Lastly, she said it’s a myth that B vitamins help lose weight and prevent mosquito bites.
Weiss also offered a lists of little-known vitamin truths, including a woman’s menstrual cycle creates different vitamin needs, taking vitamins doesn’t affect your hunger or weight, it is possible to consume too many nutrients, vitamins can give you a stomachache, some vitamins and minerals interact negatively with medicines and with each other, different forms of nutrient delivery don’t affect the quality of absorption, it doesn’t matter what time of day you take your vitamin, and kids need vitamins, too.
The tips the article offers recommend readers check with doctors to figure out nutrient deficiencies, take a calcium pill at a separate time during the day than your regular supplement, check to see if they are absorbing vitamin B12, research which multivitamin and mineral supplement is best by asking a doctor and by comparing information from credible online sources, and follow the recommended daily allowance guidelines.