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However, do these complexes really have such a miraculous effect?
Recently, multivitamin complexes have gained popularity. They “treat” everything: hair loss, menstrual irregularities, etc. However, do these complexes really have such a miraculous effect? The answer to this question is given by RBC-Ukraine with a link to a video by endocrinologist Ekaterina Tolstikova on her Instagram page.
Are multivitamin complexes beneficial?
The doctor notes that they are different, and in her practice she rarely prescribes multivitamin complexes to patients. There are several reasons for this:
- vitamins may not be in active form
- high concentration of vitamins
- Multivitamins don’t always have the best composition
- the wrong form of supplying one vitamin can block another
Thus, taking multivitamin complexes may at least not bring any benefit, but simply “transit” through your gastrointestinal tract.
The expert advises to understand the composition of the drug with vitamins before purchasing it. Be sure to pay attention to what active ingredients, what their concentration is, and whether the vitamins will “interfere with each other.”
What vitamins are most often deficient?
- Vitamin B12. Taking metformin, Helicobacter pylori infection, drugs to reduce acidity, chronic alcohol consumption, veganism, bariatric surgery, enzyme reduction of pancreatic function – these are all reasons to regularly check the amount of vitamin B12 in the blood.
- Calcium. At risk of calcium deficiency, people taking loop diuretics, eliminating dairy products from the diet, and taking medications to reduce acidity.
- Vitamin D. Older people should take it regularly. Those at risk are those who have a lack of sun exposure; those who take the drug carbamazepine, phenobarbital, people with kidney and liver diseases, reduced pancreatic enzyme function.
- Iron. At risk of deficiency are women with menstruation (normal and pathological), pregnant women and breastfeeding women, blood donors, people with helminthic infestation, intense physical training, acid-reducing drugs, and poor nutrition.
