Adverse Health Supplements And Vitamins | This was stated by Professor of Pharmacology, University of Indonesia, Prof. Dr. Dr. Rianto Setiabudy, in a national discussion on the use of drugs, today. Rianto said that many Indonesian people who believe that vitamin and food supplement taken daily is very important as medical support.
In fact, he said, not everyone needs extra vitamins or food supplements. In addition he said a lot of vitamins on the market are offered in much larger doses than the body needs. "Vitamin C for example, the Recommended Dietary Allowance 9RDA, the recommended dose is 90 milligrams per day, but many are selling Vitamin C in doses of 1000 milligrams," said Rianto.
Excessive consumption of vitamin C can cause kidney stones, digestive disorders, and damage to red blood cells. Rianto also straighten the myth that many believed that vitamin C can prevent colds, cancer, heart disease or cataracts. "There is no medical research that could prove it," he said.
Rianto said basically the only people who need a vitamin deficiency vitamin supplements every day. People who are usually deficient pregnant women or those who are recovering sick, and also those who are malnourished.
"Usually malnourished that calorie intake is less because of the disaster and so on," he said. For Vitamin A, Rianto said the amount of the recommended intake is 700-900 micrograms per day. If excessive can lead to impaired vision, headaches, vomiting, central nervous disorders, and skin irritation.
"It's basically taking vitamins is not wrong, but do not go overboard and better vitain of fresh fruit or vegetables instead of artificial vitamins," he said. Rianto further said that the food supplement, though not dangerous, is also not proven to be beneficial to health.
"What is misleading is the packaged food supplement such as drugs and sold at high prices, unfortunately people believe that expensive it must be good," he said. "Food supplement from a health standpoint there is no evidence of benefit, just for your lifestyle needs, would be consumed please, not at all it does not matter," he said.