Vitamins are very popular. Dr Swati Prasad says vitamins, like medicines, should be taken only under medical supervision. Because there’s a real threat of overdosing and toxicity, the Specialist Internal Medicine at Aster Royal Clinic, Downtown Dubai, adds.
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00:00A healthy individual consuming balanced diet does not require extra vitamins or supplements.
00:13While some studies suggest that there are some supplements which are beneficial but
00:18again it cannot be replaced by the balanced diet.
00:24The individuals which require extra supplements, there are certain group of population which
00:29require extra supplements such as elderly, pregnant women, breast feeding women, athletes,
00:36vegetarians and vegans and people with certain disease conditions.
00:47Healthcare provider often prescribe vitamins and minerals to address certain deficiencies
00:52which they encounter during the blood test and to manage certain health conditions.
01:05A balanced diet usually provide essential vitamins and minerals.
01:10Foods such as fruits, vegetables, bean protein, whole grain, nuts, healthy fat supplies essential
01:18vitamins and minerals to a healthy individual.
01:21Taking these foods regularly supplies adequate amount of minerals and vitamins in the body.
01:34Vitamins can reduce the risk of the diseases but it cannot ward off any disease.
01:46Medical supervision is required for some multivitamins especially vitamin D and iron
01:55which when given in a high doses.
01:58People such as pregnant women or people taking multiple medicines for certain health conditions
02:08and people with certain diseases require medical supervision and guidance for the vitamins and minerals.
02:16Overdose on vitamins especially fat soluble vitamins such as A, D, E and K.
02:28The side effects which we get while consuming or extra vitamin A is headache, blurring of
02:36vision and liver damage with vitamin D hypercalcemia, kidney damage and nausea.
02:44With vitamin E we can have increased bleeding tendency.
02:48With vitamin K if any person who is on anticoagulant this may interfere with anticoagulants.
02:55But water soluble vitamins such as B and C does not have serious side effects, very less
03:02toxicity is noticeable with water soluble vitamins.
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