Doctor Alexander Myasnikov: people without special indications should not take pharmaceutical vitamins.
Doctor Myasnikov noted that many people take some vitamins in the hope of strengthening your immunity and health. A well-known physician criticized this method of helping the body. According to him, taking artificial vitamins from pharmacies does not make the immune system stronger.
“According to numerous studies, vitamins are very important for the immune system, but taking synthetic vitamins does not strengthen the immune system,” said Alexander Myasnikov on the set of the program “About the Most Important Thing.”
He emphasized that it is important to get vitamins primarily through a varied diet based on natural products. The doctor advised eating a moderate amount of red meat, chicken, fish, vegetables, fruits, whole grains, greens, eggs. Myasnikov postulated that healthy people who do not have special doctor’s indications should not take artificial vitamins. The doctor clarified that the absorption of natural vitamins occurs differently, which ensures their beneficial effect on the body.
“Pharmacy vitamins have the right to be but they are needed by people already with symptoms of vitamin deficiency, weakened people, alcoholics, and pregnant women,” the expert explained.
The MedikForum.ru portal previously wrote that fatty pork can be useful as a source of B vitamins, more about this said nutritionist Lyudmila Mikityuk.
Important! Information is provided for reference purposes. Ask a specialist about contraindications and side effects and under no circumstances self-medicate. At the first signs of illness, consult a doctor.
Alexander Myasnikov Healthy lifestyle general practitioner, cardiologist, chief physician of City Clinical Hospital No. 71 (Moscow), television and radio presenter.