Phakathi neminyaka eyi-90 yekhulu lokugcina e-US kwakuyi-vitamine boom yangempela. AmaMelika, akhuthazwa ukukhangisa, amavithamini namaminerali adla ngokulangazela ngamanani angaphezu kwezilinganiso eziphakanyisiwe eziyi-10 noma ngisho nezikhathi ezingu-100. Ngakho-ke abantu bazama ukuqeda ukushisa , ukukhuluphala, izifo zenhliziyo kanye nezikhumba, i-periodontitis kanye nomdlavuza. Kodwa imiphumela ye-vitaminisation enkulu yayingenangqondo, futhi yindawo engozini.
Kumele ngithi amavithamini amaningi asezindlini kanye nezithako zokudla okunempilo eziqukethe ama-microelements asebenzayo aqalelwe ukulwa nezifo ezinjenge-scurvy ne-beriberi (ukungabi nalutho lwe-vitamin B1, okuholela ku-polyneuritis, ukulahlekelwa ukuzwela, ukudiliza). I-capsule eyodwa ngosuku futhi lezi zifo zaphela. Kodwa-ke, esikhundleni sezinxusa eziphuthumayo ezinalezi "zifo zabampofu" zaqala ukulwa nabantu abahle kakhulu.
Ukugeza okubandayo kwabaseMelika kwakuyi-athikili yombhali wezokwelapha weThe New York Times, uJane Brody noDkt Stampfer, uprofesa eHarvard Medical School. Into esemqoka eyabangela ababhali ukuthi izincomo zokuthatha amavithamini zisekelwe "ebufakazini obungenakulinganiswa bezinzuzo zabo," okungavamile ukuthi 100% yiqiniso.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, inani lamavithamini okumelwe lithathwe ngabantu abadala kanye nezingane lixhomeke ezintweni eziningi, kuhlanganise nobudala, ubulili nesimo sempilo. Le ndaba iyinkimbinkimbi yokuthi amanye ama-microelements akwazi ukuxhumana phakathi komzimba wethu, futhi hhayi njalo enenzuzo kuye.
Isibonelo, i-vitamin C, ebhekwa njenge-antioxidant ebonakalayo evikela amangqamuzana emonakalweni, phambi kwensimbi iphenduka i-oxidant enomphumela ohlukile. Konke lokhu, ngokusho kukaBrdy, kusenza sibe "abathengi, ngokuzithandela ukuhlolwa okulawulwa kabi."
Umthamo wansuku zonke we-beta-carotene awunqunywanga, ngoba ufakwe emthamo wevithamini A. Kodwa ngomthamo ophezulu ungabangela ukuphuza kwesikhumba. Abanye ochwepheshe bathambekele ekumsola ukuthi ufuna ukuhlinzeka kaningi kancelisi.
I-Vitamin C ivame ukunconywa ngomthamo we-60 mg ngosuku. Kodwa uma lesi sikhwama sidlulile, siqala ukuxhumana nemithi ethile emdlavuza. Iphazamisa ukuxilongwa kwezifo ze-colon.
I-Vitamin E iyi-dose yansuku zonke: 8 mg yabesifazane nabangu-10 ngamadoda. Ukulinganisa okuphezulu, izikhathi ezingu-50 ezisezingeni elivamile, kungabangela ukuphuma kwegazi kubantu abasebenzisa izidakamizwa ukuze "bahlaziye" igazi.
I-Vitamin B6 isilinganiso samalanga ama-1.6 mg sabesifazane, 2 mg amadoda. Ngaphezu kwezinga elithile izikhathi ezingu-500 liyakwazi ukulimaza izinzwa.
I-calcium, uma ithathwe ngaphezu kwe-1 gram ngosuku, ibangele ukuqothulwa kanye nokukhubazeka kwezinso.
I-iron emthamo wansuku zonke ongaphezu kuka-15 mg wabesifazane kanye no-10 mg wamadoda inyusela ingozi yesifo senhliziyo.
I-Zinc, uma kune-12 mg yabesifazane nabangu-10 mg ngamadoda ngosuku, ibangela ukucasuka kwamathumbu futhi igweme isimiso somzimba sokuzivikela .