Food complements/The purchase of supplements

Food complements/The purchase of supplements

The experts in nutrition are all of agreement: the best means of filling the tank with vitamins and minerals is well to feed. Ruer on a pill will never be replaced a balanced food mode. But, if, like million Canadians, you decide to take a supplement in vitamins and minerals, here some councils:

Do not waste your money by buying vitamins known as “natural”. Your organization does not make the difference between the synthetic vitamins (produced by the man) and those which one calls “natural”, moreover the synthetic vitamins are generally less expensive. The exception to this rule is the vitamin E: your organization absorbs it better in its natural form that in its synthetic version, although the manufacturers of vitamins add sufficient synthetic vitamin E to fill the difference (and these vitamins are nevertheless cheaper). Will also know that the generic marks and the other marks of a reasonable price are quite as good as the marks which are more expensive.

Read the label to ensure you that the expiry date is not exceeded. Just like the products of food, the supplements should not be consumed beyond their expiry date. Seek the identification number of the drug (DIN) or the number of natural health product (PSN) which is in general on the label of face and which shows that the product was approved by Santé Canada.

Do not believe that “more, it is better”. In fact, the vitamins has and D, iron, zinc and selenium can be toxic when one takes them in too great quantity, while others can have even serious unpleasant side effects. Your surest option is to seek supplements which do not provide more than the amount day laborer recommended for each nutrient.

Hold the supplements out of the range of the children. A child could find that these pills resemble candies and that they have the taste of it – however, they can be mortals. The iron supplements cause more death by poisoning in the children than any other substance.

Speak with your doctor about all the vitamins, all minerals and other supplements which you take. Certain vitamins and certain minerals can interfere with the action of some drugs.