Vitamin C is extremely unstable and to meet the daily requirement of food alone we should eat very large amounts of fruits and vegetables. That is why Dr. Mihaela Bilic recommends vitamin C supplements and warns about excessive fruit consumption. Instead, vegetables can be eaten without restrictions, he writes Digi24.
“Unlike vitamin D, which is a fat-soluble vitamin – so it dissolves in fat, is absorbed in fat – and which the body synthesizes on its own in the presence of light, ultraviolet rays, vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin, it dissolves in The body cannot synthesize it, we have no reserves of vitamin C and then we are dependent on food intake, because it is water-soluble and extremely fragile – we must know that vitamin C deteriorates, at 48 hours it decreases by half in fruits and vegetables , so it is quite difficult to cover our vitamin C needs during this period when we need large quantities.
Because of this, I would recommend vitamin C supplements on the principle that if we take more, it is eliminated through the kidneys, so there is no risk. And then, a little vitamin C supplement brings us this antioxidant substance, the most powerful in nature, without the calories we should otherwise consume. Vitamin C, at the doses we need daily, would involve not five servings, but five kilograms of freshly picked fruits and vegetables “, Mihaela Bilic explained for the quoted source.
Excessive consumption of vitamin D – a danger
“Instead, when it comes to vitamin D, pay close attention to supplements, because not only can they upset the level of vitamin D in the body, but vitamin D is very closely related to calcium levels, hormonal activity and especially parathormone, a synthesized hormone of parathyroid glands, and then, when we bring in large amounts of vitamin D from the outside, the parathyroid glands automatically stop synthesizing, we may wake up with a high level of calcium in the blood and at increased risk of kidney stones. then, all these things, without an indication from a doctor, without a level of vitamin D in the body detected by some tests, can do more harm than good “, the nutritionist showed.
How to eat fruits and vegetables
At the same time, the nutritionist says that a difference must be made between fruits and vegetables. Fruits should be eaten as a dessert, so in moderation, instead, in terms of vegetables we have no contraindications, we can abuse, we can overdo it, from there we have no danger to the figure or health, but only benefits.
“Those vegetable pigments in vegetables, the ones that give color, I would say that these phytonutrients are miraculous from the point of view of health”, underlines Dr. Mihaela Bilic.
What foods should not be missing from the diet
Vitamin D also exists in foods naturally, there is no need for supplements, but Dr. Mihaela Bilic draws the attention of people who, especially during this period, eliminate fat from the diet, believing that a diet is a healthy diet:
“We need the presence of fats in the diet and when I say fat I say, here, about vitamin D, we have vitamin D naturally, mixed with vitamin A, in milk fat, everything that means cheese, liver, fatty fish, in the egg and then these foods, especially in the cold season, should not be missing from our menu “, said the nutritionist.
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