Liquid Vitamins: How are they better?

By Pat Adrenalbach

There is more than one way in which our bodies can absorb valuable nutrients such as vitamins and minerals. Obviously, we take in these nutrients through our diet - and we can also take vitamin supplements to make up for the nutrients missing from or deficient in our diets.

For this reason, many people take vitamin supplements in order to make up for what diet alone cannot provide. There are many different vitamin supplement products available - and there is a lot of interest these days in liquid vitamins. Are these liquid vitamins as good as vitamin supplements in the form of pills and tablets? Are there any negatives to these products and if so, are these downsides outweighed by the benefits? To find out the answer to these questions, keep reading.

Easier Vitamin Absorption for Kids

While liquid vitamins are not exactly delicious like the sweet, flavored chewable children's vitamins on the market, the nutrients which they contain are much more easily absorbed.

Many adults also find liquid vitamins to be preferable, especially if they happen to have digestive problems or have lost the ability to control their jaws due to illness.

Liquid Vitamins are More Effective

Liquid vitamins have the benefit of being immediately available to the body - they are instantly taken up by the blood stream and are absorbed at a rate between 90% and 98%. Liquid vitamins are also more beneficial due to their concentration, which is three times that of vitamins in pill form.

Antioxidants and Liquid Vitamins

You may be wondering if liquid vitamins also contain antioxidants; after all, Vitamins A,C and E are all antioxidants which are commonly found in tablet form.

The answer is yes. Liquid vitamins do contain these important antioxidants, just like any other vitamin supplement. These three antioxidants are the most important ones to our health and cannot be produced by the body. Antioxidants are helpful in preventing many diseases by supporting immune system function. Essentially, these compounds keep us healthier.

Liquid Vitamins and Digestive Acids

There are those who think that liquid vitamins are ineffective since the body is used to extracting these nutrients as part of the digestive process. However, this is a misconception - the human body can more easily absorb liquid vitamins than it can from tablets and pills!

Before your body can derive any benefit from vitamin supplements in pill or tablet form, the tablet or pill must first be broken down by the digestive system. The result is that often as little as 30% of the nutrients in these supplements are available to the body. However, liquid vitamins are easily absorbed with 90% and up being taken up almost immediately.

Liquid vitamins are not destroyed by the digestive process; the function of your digestion is to break down food and allow your body to use the nutrients contained.

Liquid Vitamins: Toxic or Not?

You may have also heard it stated that liquid vitamins contain toxic amounts of colloidal minerals - is there any truth to this claim?

Any food you eat is going to contain trace minerals - many of these minerals are in fact essential to our health and even those which are not are in minute quantities. Take an apple for example - an apple will tend to contain around 21mcg of aluminum (since this is among the most common minerals on the planet). You probably don't hear anyone warning you away from apples, though!

Liquid vitamins do contain trace minerals, which does not mean that they are bad for your health. A lot of the trace minerals found in liquid vitamins are actually important nutrients.

You Have a Choice

In the end, the choice of liquid vitamins or vitamin supplements in pill or tablet form is up to you. You need to decide for yourself which is a better fit for your needs. - 17273

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