Almost half of the British admit that he takes a supplement at least once a month in the pursuit of achieving optimum health.
But one of the most popular pills in the UK could bring users with an increased risk of fatal liver failure, bone problems and bleeding disorders, has warned an expert.
Taking an ‘everything in one’ multivitamin every day can even increase the death risk, said the GP -based general practitioner Dr. Ahmed.
It comes as a study by scientists from the National Cancer Institute in Maryland last summer, discovered that taking a daily multivitamin was associated in the course of the 20-year study with an increased risk of death of four percent.
The researchers found no evidence that the vitamin pills yielded any benefits to extend life.
Seen in an Instagram video more than 300,000 times, Dr. Ahmed said: ‘There is only one supplement that I would never take as a doctor.
‘Many people still take it, despite studies that show that it can increase your death rate – this is every multivitamin supplement.
‘The vast majority of people do not need all-in-one multivitamin.
Seen more than 300,000 times in an Instagram video, Dr. Ahmed: ‘There is only one supplement that I would never take as a doctor. Many people still take it, despite studies that show that it can increase your death rate – this is every multivitamin supplement ‘
She [multivitamins] I often have more than 100 percent of the recommended daily allowances for all your vitamins and minerals that can be dangerous. ‘
The NHS says that most people need all the nutrients they need by having a varied and balanced diet.
According to the health service, the average male adult needs around 700 micrograms (µg) vitamin A per day and women 600 µg.
But some multivitamins that are sold on the main street can contain a much higher dose at 800 µg per tablet.
Unlike other supplements that are difficult to overdose, because excess comes to your urine, multivitamins that contain higher levels of vitamin A and vitamin K can also remain in the body because they are fat soluble.
Dr. Ahmed said: “For things like vitamin A and vitamin K that are fat soluble, it can be quite dangerous and possibly in the long term can lead to liver failure, bone problems and even bleeding and blood clot disorders.”
Fat -soluble vitamins can collect in the body in the liver and fatty tissue over time.
However, if this is consumed in surplus, this is possible Wind the bones and damage the kidney and heart.
The NHS says that most people need all the nutrients they need by having a varied and balanced diet
Taking vitamin D for a longer period at high doses can also cause complications such as hypercalcaemia.
This is where excess calcium is deposited in the bloodstream, increasing the risk of cardiovative and kidney disease.
Dr. Ahmed advised people who are concerned that they do not receive enough essential vitamins and minerals to take a specific supplement for their needs – for example vitamin D supplements stimulate bone health.
Dr. Ahmed also said that a healthy balanced diet with a lot of oily fish, reinforced foods and fibers is the best way to get all the essential vitamins that the body needs.
“One thing that is fantastic that I take every day is a seed mixture,” he said.
‘I get the milled version, where they switch off the hard scale, to help with digestion and some say it can also increase the absorption of nutrients.
‘This is super high in fiber and proteins and it also has so many minerals and vitamins in it. It is a food that is not a supplement, so this is probably the best way to ensure that you get all the trace elements you need in your diet, “he added.
It is because the newest official figures show that the number of British that is admitted to the hospital for malnutrition and nutritional shortages almost tripled in a decade.
In 2022 there were more than 800,000 recordings in England and Wales with circumstances related to poor food, including ‘Victorian’ diseases of scurvy and rachitis.
Iron deficiency was the biggest problem, unveiled NHS data, with recordings for the bone-moving state that shot with 149 percent since 2013.
However, other research has shown that multivitamins cannot have real health benefits.
In 2018, an important study was published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology that made the most popular supplements – multivitamins, vitamin D, calcium and vitamin C – no difference to the risk of heart conditions, stroke or early death.
Folate found in leafy vegetables and eggs and other B vitamins were seen as a reduced risk of heart conditions, although the authors noticed that the evidence for this was ‘low to moderate quality’.
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