A person may experience vitamin deficiency if he has diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. About this “Moscow 24” said general practitioner Nadezhda Chernyshova.
According to him, such diseases include gastritis and inflammation.
“In this case, vitamins supplied through food will not be absorbed and absorbed. And the body will start to miss them,” explained the expert.
The doctor also added that the person’s vitamin consumption may increase. This is possible during high physical activity, during pregnancy, during body growth and after suffering a serious illness. Chernyshova stated that in these cases, the person needs more vitamins than usual. In addition, often vitamin deficiency can be associated with malnutrition.
“If a person is a vegetarian or his diet is very limited, for example, he loses weight due to certain foods, then he will definitely not be able to get all the important vitamins from food. “Especially the fat-soluble ones, which are the most abundant in animal products,” the doctor concluded.
Ekaterina Kurbatova, specialist of the Arimed telemedicine consultation portal, previously spokeIt is important for women over 50 to take certain vitamins because they begin menopause during this period, which triggers hormonal changes in the body. For example, it is important for them to take vitamin D to regulate calcium and phosphorus metabolism and prevent cancer.
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