Vitamin Tablet

Question: Why do some health professionals dismiss vitamin supplements and yet strongly endorse other tablet forms? A good example would be: Some GP's will dismiss Vitamin tablets by saying they give you next to zero benefit because it is not absorbed by the body, yet they will strongly endorse other tablet forms that give nutrients i.e folic acid for pregnant woman? Either nutrients are absorbed by the body or not? Please can I have a clear answer from a health Professional (or someone who REALLY knows) only please. Than You.

Answer: Er... it's called "Money" - everybody is SOMEWHERE on the bandwagon - even GPs get a rake-off from the Pharmaceutical Reps !

Question: Is taking a vitamin tablet the same as consuming your 5 a day fruit and veg etc? Do you get the same benefits from taking vitamin tablets as you would consuming the vitamins through eating fruit and vegetables. Are vitamin tablets a good replacement?

Answer: NO. No fiber.

Question: How many milligrams of Vitamin C are in one tablet? Using titration, I need to grind up a Vitamin C tablet and determine how much of it is actually ascorbic acid. The part where I'm confused is, ascorbic acid is a WEAK acid, so I can't simply convert from moles of base into moles of acid once the solution is neutral. Any advice?

Answer: There are many different strengths of ascorbic acid. Th bottle will give you the amount that is expected to be in each tablet. hey come in different sizes.

Question: Can you take vitamin E tablet to help with dry skin instead of using lotion all the time? I have really dry skin, i was wondering if you can take vitamin E tablet to help with that too. or will it do better?

Answer: I use Vitamin E in combination with a good moisturizer. I suggest Nivea cream in the round blue bottle. It's thick and really helps with dry skin.

Question: Is it safe to have a multi-vitamin tablet with vitamin C chewy bears? The chewy bears say for adults or children over 12 the dosage is 2. So if I have one of the chewy bears and one of the multi-vitamins (which contains vitamin C) will I be over dosing?

Answer: Your body will just eliminate any extra it doesn't use. It will not harm you.

Question: What does the A and F mean on the Centrum Vitamin tablet? One side of the vitamin says "Centrum." The other side contains the line where you can break the vitamin into 2 halves, but each half is labeled differently; one side has an "A" and the other an "F." Any ideas why, or what they mean?

Answer: vitaminA and vitamin F

Question: Can I take more than one vitamin tablet at a time? I have to take Vitamin-D supplements and I have forgotten to take some the past few days. Would it be unhealthy if I took 3 at a time?

Answer: A lot depends on the strength of the tablets or capsules. If each capsule contains 400 IU of vitamin D you probably only need one a day but if each capsule only contains 200 IU of vitamin D you could take 2 a day. A good vitamin D supplement is fortified cod liver oil. Each capsule contains 4,000 IU of vitamin A and 400 IU of vitamin D. You take one a day. The general recommendation is that if you miss a dose or two you should forget about catching up and taking extra doses. Just keep taking the normal dose and try to remember to take them.

Question: all the excess vitamin c is peed out, so why are there vitamin c tablet with 1000mg of vitamin c? i have taken a vitamin c tablet that is 1000mg, and surprising that is about 1600% of daily value, which is 60mg, and your body just pee out all the extra, so why are there tablets with so much extra vitamiin C in it?

Answer: well an average american gets about less than half of what they need so its probably to make sure people get enough sidecomment; vitiman c does'nt work without vitiman k

Question: What is the best vitamin tablet to take everyday to get the proper vitamins and nutrients? I'm a 28 year old woman. Thanks!

Answer: Multivitamins, water salable. But you know if U eat correctly you really do not need to supplement with any thing, because your food has every thing U need. There is a reason why when we was in school there was the pyramid. Balanced meals

Question: What will happen if I gave my 2 year old 1 half of a 500mg chewable vitamin c tablet? My 2 year old son has had a very bad cold for the past 2 weeks now, so this morning I gave him a piece of a 500mg (800%daily value)=250mg (approx400%daily value) fruit flavored chewable vitamin c tablet, and now I am beginning to regret it :( What are some possible side effects that he may experience? Thanks

Answer: most likely nothing will happen. It's pretty hard to overdose on vitamin C. From now on though, I would check with his doctor before giving him anything.

Question: Is crushing a vitamin tablet in the blender while making a smoothie bad? Will I be loosing any of the nutrients that are in the pills if I do it that way?

Answer: I would NOT suggest that~Vitamin supplements are specifically formulated to be assimilated by the body's needs gradually, and are hence, like a "time release" for some of the vitamins and minerals in the particular tablet. My concern is that the fat soluble vitamins such as A and D can cause liver damage if ingested too quickly and in too great an amount. I would suggest taking the entire vitamin as the manufacturer intended, whole. Chewable vitamins for kids are altogether different, as they are formulated for just that, children under 12 and approximately 75 pounds in total body weight. There is a condition called "hypervitiminosis" which can be fatal is too much supplemental vitamins are ingested into your system. Take your vitamins with your smoothie, just don't grind them up IN the smoothie...... Christopher K.

Question: Is it better to take a vitamin tablet in the morning or evening ? Or doesn't it make any difference !

Answer: Unless your doctor has recommended you take them (in which case you would be given instructions), they are irrelevant as long as you are eating a sensible diet... "Vitamin C is also controversial, with a recent American study suggesting it may speed up atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, in diabetics. Biochemist Barry Halliwell, an expert in anti-oxidants at the National University of Singapore, said supplements simply cannot mimic the effects of a healthy diet. Stick to flavonoid-rich foods, red wine in moderation, tea, fruits and vegetables,' he said. Don't start taking high-dose supplements or heavily-fortified foods until we know more".

Question: can taking a vitamin c tablet in very early pregnancy hurt the baby? just wondering because my mate is pregnant and she took a vitamin c tablet and is now stressing because she is in very early pregnany and is scared it harmed the baby.

Answer: Well, No but pure vitamin C can cause a miscarriage.. However the vitamin C you get in the drug or health food store has an additive to prevent any problems. Stay away from any suppliment/vitamin that contains Ascorbic acid and nothing else

Question: Is it safe to take a multi-vitamin tablet and a cod liver oil tablet each day? I want to take both cause both have nutrients that the other doesn't have..i.e. cod liver oil is rich in omega3, but multi-vitamins doesn't have that, but it has more vitamins. I won't get a vitamin overdose from this right? Thanks. :D

Answer: yes, it is fine to take both. However, you might want to consider taking Iceland Health in place of the cod liver oil. It's a wonderful Omega 3 supplement, and you can purchase it at Wal-Mart. Best of luck!

Question: I'm 14, what benefits would taking a vitamin c tablet everyday are there? I'm 14 years old. My mum bought a massive container of vitamin C tablets today and i'm wondering if they would do me any good? I'm vegetarian, female, and very small. Would they be any good for my health, or my skin, or wrinkles or something? And if so, how many of them should i be taking daily? Thanks!

Answer: Vitamin C strengthens your immune system , promotes healthy gums and other tissues. It is also a strong antioxidant. Every person is different, so you need to experiment. Start with 500mg for a few days and increase the dosage gradually until you experience a little diarrhea then back of some. The important thing is to never miss a day. I'm 77 years old, healthy and take about 6 grams of C every day for the last 20 years.

Question: my favourite brown bread recipe for my bread making machine, say to use 1 crushed vitamin c tablet? what does the vitamin c tablet do to my bread? and should I put one in if I am making white bread or 1/2 brown and 1/2 white?

Answer: This website says vitamin C helps stabilize the gluten bonds (probably through its antioxidant activity). It willalso react with baking soda to release CO2 but any acid will do that.