Taking vitamins is a risk. A woman in Ji'nan overdose is suffering from dermatitis.
time: 09-30 10:19 source: urban women's
the effect of vitamin on health, many people first reaction is "a daily vitamin, physical health does not worry". In fact, medical experts have recently expressed different views on this. A report by scientists from the National Institutes of health of the United States pointed out that clinical trials have confirmed that long-term vitamins not only prevent heart disease and cancer, but have side effects.
the British Food Standards Agency yesterday also expressed its approval of the "dangerous body", indicating that eating vitamin care is a risk to the human body and even increases the risk of death. Is there any vitamin eating problem in Ji'nan? The answer is: Yes!
a case of vitamin E eat a face erythema
every day after lunch, more than 20 year old Lu Xu will take out a seven box of small boxes from the bag and swallow one of them. Regular vitamin E supplements every day are her recent "healthy habits". Recently, however, she found that her left cheeks and left ears often had small red spots and itching, which made her feel more uncomfortable. She initially thought she was ringworm, smeared with some anti allergy drugs, but after a while, she would relapse.
Zhang Chunmin, director of Department of dermatology at the second hospital of Shandong University, diagnosed her as severe dermatitis. Inquire about the living habits of small land, and finally find the crux of the problem: I hear that more vitamin E can be used to skin care, she will buy it often, and sometimes used to apply the cheeks, and the location of the disease is also consistent with Lu Xu's face.
after the allergen test, Zhang Chunmin concluded that Lu Xu does not belong to the allergic constitution, the rash is due to overdose of vitamin E, so that not only can not reach the effect of beauty, but will be counterproductive, causing skin dry and so on.
although some scientists believe that vitamin has a strong antioxidant effect, Zhang Chunmin says that in addition to the need to treat disease, they do not normally recommend healthy young women to take vitamin. If the middle-aged and elderly women take, also should be appropriate, the content of 100 mg of vitamin pills a maximum of one day, and can not be taken for a long time, eat for a period of time should stop a stop.
vitamin E is a fat soluble vitamin, which will accumulate in the body in long term use. Zhang Chunmin said, Lu Xu is an example of excessive use of injury, the accumulation of more damage to the body, the symptoms of vitamin poisoning, such as headache, nausea, skin dry, hair loss, angle inflammation and so on.
there are 6 million to 8 million people taking
in Shandong, like Lu Xu.
yesterday, the reporter interviewed found that vitamin E can be bought in all supermarkets, pharmacies and health care stores in Ji'nan. A brand of Guangzhou natural vitamin E160 grain / bottle sells for 75 yuan, and the most expensive synthetic vitamin sells for up to 660 yuan a box. A pharmacy salesman said many people took vitamins because they were worried about their health.
survey company figures from the sales situation show that in Shandong, 6 million to 8 million people are estimated to take antioxidative vitamins, which account for 10% to 15% of adults.
women's pursuit of vitamin E is very unusual for experts. Wang Yan, director of Shandong Association of additives industry, believes that both vitamin E, vitamin A and other vitamins are suitable for people.
foreign white people take a lot of vitamin E, while domestic consumers have not taken the habit of vitamin E before. This is because of the differences in the physiological structure of the intestine between the white and the yellow, and the different eating habits, the Westerners eat more animal food, and the Chinese eat more plant food, while vitamin E is hidden in various vegetable oils (corn oil, peanut oil, sesame oil), the germ of grain and many green color plants.
Wang Yan said, "a lot of people don't think about why they should take it before taking vitamins, how appropriate and not to take it." In his view, many people take vitamins is a waste. He advises people to consult a doctor or an expert before taking vitamins.
point of view international medicine "dangerous body" one said
for vitamins, foreign experts more agree that - for healthy people, taking vitamin tablets will not bring much benefit, but side effects. The Journal of the American Medical Association has published articles that subvert the original face of vitamin A and E, previously thought to be used to prevent heart disease and cancer, and to resist aging. But the latest research finds that long-term use of vitamins, whether taken one or compound, may increase the mortality rate by 5% to 10%. This conclusion adds new evidence to the scepticism of the antioxidant supplements.
Liang Yu, director of the Nutrition Association of Shandong Province, also said that not only does it damage the body, but the excessive intake of vitamin A in the short term also produces nausea and headache symptoms, which will lead to bone density decline for a long time. For example, people who take fish oil and Vitamin Complex Tablets at the same time will be more likely to suffer from osteoporosis, as both fish oil and vitamin tablets contain vitamin A, which can be easily overdose.
excessive vitamin C is not harmful to human body, but 3/4 is totally lost because it can not be absorbed by the body.
not only that, many people used to think that taking vitamin C can prevent colds, but a recent academic conference conducted by Liang Wei showed that vitamin C does not prevent runny nose symptoms and can only shorten the time of symptoms.
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now, in the eyes of many Chinese doctors, the effect of vitamins is also exaggerated. "We do not think it is necessary to take vitamin C and vitamin E supplements alone," he said. Yan Ling, director of the health care department in Ji'nan's Central Hospital, said, "unless other evidence has been found, why do you want to eat these things since there is no obvious effect?"
the effects of vitamins, from 80s to 90s of the last century, seem to suggest that supplements of vitamin supplements can reduce the number of diseases. Rate. Now it seems that people who eat vitamins every day are likely to get health in other ways. Vitamin not only has no effect on prolonging life, but also is regarded as "one harm" by doctors.
Yan Ling said, it is China's old saying: medicine is not as good as food. In fact, only three meals a day can basically satisfy all kinds of vitamin needs. Only some special groups need to take medicine to supplement their nutrition. If the elderly need vitamin D supplementation, pregnant women need to supplement folic acid.
she believes that a healthy diet can help people increase their intake of vitamins. We need to eat all kinds of vegetables, fruits and whole wheat products to get the nutrition we need. This diet can avoid obesity and reduce the risk of various kinds of cancer.