The nutritionist listed the dangerous properties of popular vitamins

Nutritionist Roman Pristansky said that with the onset of cold weather, many people start taking vitamins to cope with fatigue, drowsiness and support the body. However, uncontrolled intake of supplements can be harmful to health. In an interview with Radio 1, the expert warned that special care should be taken with vitamin D, which can accumulate in the body.

The expert noted that marketplaces often sell drugs with high dosages — from 3 thousand to 10 thousand international units. At the same time, there are medical regimens with much higher doses, but they can only be used under the supervision of a doctor.

Pristansky added that vitamins A and E are also potentially dangerous in case of overdose. In particular, excess vitamin A can negatively affect fetal development, so women planning pregnancy should be especially careful about taking it.

In addition, the nutritionist called the widespread opinion about the incompatibility of certain vitamins an exaggeration. According to him, individual substances can indeed affect the assimilation of each other, but in most cases we are talking about only a slight decrease in effectiveness.

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On the eve of November 5, Natalya Lazurenko, a general practitioner and nutritionist, told NSN that before choosing dietary supplements, you should look at your diet, as it is the basis for obtaining vitamins and trace elements. At the same time, she stressed that there are a lot of nuances in the use of supplements, only a doctor can know about each one.

At the end of October, nutritionist and endocrinologist Anton Polyakov said that a bad mood, anxiety and a tendency to overeat may be not just character traits, but a signal of vitamin D deficiency. In addition, vitamin D deficiency can worsen osteoporosis in older people. 360.ru .

At the same time, Polyakov noted that vision problems and increased dryness of the skin may indicate a pronounced deficiency of vitamin A in the body. kp.ru . Visual impairments can manifest themselves, among other things, as night blindness, RT clarifies.

At the same time, pharmaceutical expert Elena Mikova said that a varied diet allows you to get most of the necessary vitamins. According to the expert, you need to start with the diet itself: a vegetable salad every day does not make a full meal.