Some people might claim that they are not benefited from taking food supplements. If you are one of them, maybe you can refer some tips on taking food supplements stated below:
- Always take food supplements with meals. This is because certain vitamins (Vitamin A, D, E, K) and minerals need fats and proteins to be properly absorbed.
- Take food supplements twice daily with morning and evening meals instead of once daily. Just like food, the ingredients of supplements will be digested and absorbed into body cells. A study showed that people who took supplements twice daily have benefited more from the supplements than those who took supplements only one time everyday, even that both group of people consume the same daily dosage of supplements.
- If you have difficulty in swallowing food supplements, try consuming them with liquids that are denser than water, such as milk or fruit juices. You might put the capsules into your mouth after placed a small amount of liquid in your mouth, following by a full gulp or more of liquid. Usually, the capsules will glide down much easier in this condition.
- Take only as directed. More does not always mean better, and you might just waste your money as well as your health if you over take them.
- Avoid taking food supplements with coffee, tea (including herbal teas) and soda. They can reduce the absorption of minerals.
- Aware the correct proportion of different ingredients for food supplements. It is important that each ingredient must be in correct proportion to the others to have optimal health results. For example: Calcium needs Magnesium in a proportion of approximately 2:1 ratio. Also, Calcium need Boron, Lysine, Manganese, Phosphorus, Vitamins A, C, D and E to be assimilated, otherwise Calcium might not be absorbed and stored appropriately.
- Due to the importance of proportion of ingredients in food supplements, it is not recommend taking single vitamins or minerals supplements unless recommended by a qualified health care practitioner. Choose a multivitamin supplements that have every nutrient that you need and it is just enough for maintaining good health.
Food supplements do play an important role in most of the people’s life nowadays. Anyway, if you want to take weight loss supplements, make sure you know how to select a good one. Besides, performing right exercise, understanding weight loss food and nutrition as well as weight loss concept are critical in a program for weight loss.
