Perhaps influenced by the frequent appearance of various nutritional supplement advertisements, more and more urban white-collar workers are keen on taking nutritional supplements to nourish their bodies, with some nearly treating them as a meal.
Do you often feel fatigued, or do certain parts of your body ache or swell for extended periods, yet no cause is found upon hospital examination? If the answer is yes, your body is already flashing a yellow warning light for your health.
Why are nutritional supplements so popular?
Experts from the Chinese Nutrition Society believe that most urban white-collar workers endure heavy work pressure and need to consume a large amount of nutrients daily. However, due to busy work schedules, irregular eating habits, and no time for exercise, nutritional supplements have naturally become their top choice. In response to this situation, nutrition experts point out that nutritional supplements are only suitable for specific groups. For the general healthy population, indiscriminate consumption that exceeds the safe range of micronutrients can threaten human health. Safe eating and proper exercise are the fundamental measures to ensure health.
Vitamin C tablets cannot replace vegetables and fruits.
Vitamin C has a significant impact on many aspects of the body's metabolic processes or life activities, and its main source is diet, especially vegetables and fruits. Some people believe that taking more Vitamin C tablets regularly and eating fewer or no vegetables can achieve the same effect. In fact, Vitamin C tablets and vegetables and fruits are not the same thing.
Illnesses Caused by Over-Supplementation
Excessive calcium supplementation: If calcium supplementation exceeds the blood's dissolving capacity, it will deposit and dissolve in other tissues of the body. If it deposits in the joints, it can cause joint pain; if it deposits in the muscles, it can form hard nodules; if it deposits in the heart, it can cause conduction disorders, leading to arrhythmia.
Excessive Vitamin A supplementation: If the daily intake of Vitamin A exceeds 3000 milligrams, it will damage the liver and can also cause congenital defects in infants.
In addition, while Vitamin E can reduce the risk of ischemic heart disease and ischemic myocardial infarction, excessive intake can also increase the risk of bleeding, such as cerebral hemorrhage. People with allergies should also be cautious when supplementing with Vitamin B.
Vitamins A and D also have chronic toxic effects on experimental animals.