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 Stareyes asked:
I just started taking vitamins - a five pack from Costco that includes a Multivitamin, two Calcium Vitamin E, B-50, Asian Ginseng vitamins. Has anyone ever taken these vitamins and experienced any side effects? I feel like my appetite has increased and I have gained weight. |
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June 21st, 2008 at 5:34 am
Star,
Vitamins do not make you gain weight. Vitamins are used to give you the excessive nutrients that you do not get in your diet.
In addition to eating healthy and exercising, I take Women’s Ultra Mega from GNC. The only side effects I have noticed were positive ones.
June 23rd, 2008 at 1:24 am
Vitamins should NOT increase appetite and have you gaining weight but the Asian Ginseng Vitamin Combo May for am sure most are Herbs-Ginseng is a Herb and since it will give you energy may also increase appetite. Why are you taking this pack combo anyway-all you need is a Good Daily Vitamin/Mineral Supplement-which ahs all the B Vitamins already in it so you do not need the additional B-50 unless you are under a lot of stress then the extra B-Vitiamins can be beneficial. BVitamins are water soluble so what your body does not use is excreted with urine and you are probably not even utilizing the B-50. the additional Vit.E is also not needed for it is also included in the MultiVitamin and gain extra you take goes out with urine. The only additional is Calcium but check how much agaain is in the MultiVitamin for the daily amt should be 1000mg not more for females but with the Calcium there should also be Vitamin D in the same pill for D makes the calcium easily used by your body. I’d use up the pack but skip the Ginseng Pack—If just Ginseng the use for Ginseng is good but if a combo with other herbs check what they are first. skip the B-50 and the Vit e or too much Vit E is not good -daily should be aroung 400mg. after you use go to Health food store and get Source for Life Multi Vitamin apprx $27.veary good from food source MultiVitamin and add the Calcium with Vit D.Perhaps the Vitamins arae giving you en ergy and you are more active and that is increasing appetite-if thats the case then time to practice control what you eat-No Fast Food but fresh fruit and Veggies to snack etc.for the to gain weight or not is under your control.
June 25th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
i take nature made vitamins from costco and i feel okay. I don’t really noticed any side affects.
June 28th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
Quick Facts…
B-complex vitamins and vitamin C are water-soluble vitamins that are not stored in the body and must be replaced each day.
These vitamins are easily destroyed or washed out during food storage and preparation.
The B-complex group is found in a variety of foods: cereal grains, meat, poultry, eggs, fish, milk, legumes and fresh vegetables.
Citrus fruits are good sources of vitamin C.
Use of megadoses of vitamins is not recommended.
Vitamins are essential nutrients found in foods. The requirements are small but they perform specific and vital functions essential for maintaining health.
The two types of vitamins are classified by the materials in which they will dissolve. Fat-soluble vitamins — vitamins A, D, E and K — dissolve in fat before they are absorbed in the blood stream to carry out their functions. Excesses of these vitamins are stored in the liver. Because they are stored, they are not needed every day in the diet.
By contrast, water-soluble vitamins dissolve in water and are not stored; they are eliminated in urine. We need a continuous supply of them in our diets. The water-soluble vitamins are the B-complex group and vitamin C.
Water-soluble vitamins are easily destroyed or washed out during food storage or preparation. Proper storage and preparation of food can minimize vitamin loss. To reduce vitamin loss, refrigerate fresh produce, keep milk and grains away from strong light, and use the cooking water from vegetables to prepare soups. (See Table 1.)
Vitamin B-Complex
Eight of the water-soluble vitamins are known as the B-complex group: thiamin (vitamin B1), riboflavin (vitamin B2), niacin, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin B12, biotin and pantothenic acid. These vitamins are widely distributed in foods. (See Table 2.) Their influence is felt in many parts of the body. They function as coenzymes that help the body obtain energy from food. They also are important for normal appetite, good vision, healthy skin, healthy nervous system and red blood cell formation.
Beriberi, pellagra and pernicious anemia are three well-known B-vitamin deficiencies. These diseases are not a problem in the United States, but occasionally they occur when people omit certain foods or overeat certain foods at the expense of others. Alcoholics are especially prone to thiamin deficiency because alcohol replaces food.
When grains and grain products are refined, essential nutrients lost during processing are put back into these foods through a process called enrichment. Among the nutrients added during the enrichment process are thiamin, niacin, riboflavin, folate and iron. Some examples of enriched grain products are white rice, many breakfast cereals, white flour, breads, and pasta.
For some populations, rice is the main dietary staple. When “polishing” rice (removing its outer layers) became popular, thiamin deficiency, or beriberi, increased significantly.
In the early 1900s, the most widespread vitamin deficiency disease in the United States was pellagra, or niacin deficiency. At that time, pellagra caused thousands of deaths and many cases of mental and physical illness among the poor in the Southeast. The enrichment of flour, rice, and wheat products helped to eliminate the deficiency problems found in people who depended on these food items for most of their daily calories.
Table 3 summarizes the new standards for nutrient recommendations: The Dietary Reference Intake (DRI). The recommendations meet the average daily nutritional needs of all healthy people. To ensure the needs of all in the population, the DRI usually exceeds the requirements for most people. They do not cover requirements for illness and special health disorders.