Food is not always sufficient to meet our vitamin needs. All the more in winter because there is a lack of sunshine. Our immune system is put to the test and we tend to eat more cooked fruits and vegetables, which reduces their nutritional contribution. We are a lot to turn to taking vitamins for a “boost” “But that you take for example a multivitamin (complex of several vitamins) or brain health vitamins, the time of taking can sometimes determine their effectiveness “indicates Jim White, certified dietitian and sports coach. So at what time to swallow them?
The water -soluble vitamins – the most common of which are vitamin C and vitamins of group B – are soluble in water and can be taken at any time of the day, with a large glass of water, with or without food. “”The best time to take them is so the one you are most likely to remember“, He continues. Ideally in the first half of the day because these vitamins promote energy production and can impact sleep if we take them too late.
Liposoluble vitamins – vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E and vitamin K – are different from water -soluble vitamins because they need a fatty body to dissolve. “”These vitamins must therefore be consumed during a meal containing fat to help decompose them. The ideal meal is lunch. But it can also be for breakfast if you are used to eating eggs or cheese that are lipids“, Continues the expert by the American media Prevention. Taken without fatty bodies, these vitamins are less well absorbed by the body and can cause stomach aches.
Same thing for multivitamins that generally include liposoluble and water -soluble vitamins: “For combined capsules, It is preferable to follow the rules relating to liposoluble vitamins and to take them when you can consume a meal containing fat“.
