Liquid Vitamin Supplements

A vitamin is an organic substance that is found in food. These are not made in body and are normally required in small quantities. Though they are needed in small quantities, they are essential for normal body function. Vitamins form component of important enzyme systems which catalyze the reactions by which body metabolizes carbohydrates proteins and fats. The normal individual ingesting well balanced diet gets enough vitamins as required by body.

Body may need additional liquid vitamin supplement under various conditions. Vitamin supplements can be taken by normal healthy person to increase body vitality, strength and resistance. There can be poor health conditions such as inadequate absorption, and drug interference. Body demand for vitamins increases during pregnancy, lactation, under stress, or in fever. Athletes and body builders need vitamin supplements.

Liquid vitamin supplements are very popular. They are widely accepted because of their better absorption in body. The tablets, pills and capsules when swallowed, get disintegrated inside digestive tract. Their absorption starts only after that. As against that, liquid vitamin absorption starts immediately. Many times, people find pills and tablets difficult to swallow. The liquid vitamins are available in pleasant flavours. This makes liquid vitamins more acceptable to children. In short, liquid vitamins can give divorce from unpleasant pills.

Vitamins are divided in two groups. First group is fat soluble vitamins, such as Vitamin A, Vitamin D, Vitamin E and Vitamin K. These are normally given in form of soft gelatine pills. As liquid vitamin supplements, oil soluble vitamins are given in form of pleasantly flavoured, oil in water emulsion. Normally, as liquid vitamins, these oil soluble vitamins are given in conjunction with water soluble vitamins.

Second group of vitamins is water soluble vitamins. These are vitamin B1, B2, B6, Niacin, B12; together known as Vitamin B-complex and vitamin C.  There are many liquid vitamin preparations available in market containing vitamin B-complex and vitamin C. Normally these liquid vitamins are stable at room temperature for not more than 12 to 18 months. It is necessary to check date of manufacturing and expiry date on these supplements.

Vitamin A is useful for better skin, better eye sight. Vitamin D is necessary for health and strong bones. Vitamin E is useful for maintaining normal function of nervous system, and reproductive system. Vitamin K helps in blood clotting which prevents blood loss in case of injury. All B complex group vitamins are useful for normal functioning of enzyme systems in body. Vitamin B12 helps in increasing oxygen carrying capacity of blood cells. Vitamin C increases body’s resistance to diseases. It also improves condition of skin.

There are many doctors who still prefer to prescribe pills over a liquid vitamin supplement. It can be a point of discussion if these liquid vitamins are better than pills, but there should not be any discussion about usefulness of liquid vitamins. These are available in many pleasant tastes and flavours and are formulated for stability and efficacy. These can be available with specific consumers too, such as growing children, pregnant mothers, patients recovering from sickness. Children and adults equally love to swallow those. For getting good effect of any medicine, human psychology plays important role. If people like liquid vitamins, then these vitamins can make wonders to health.