
Category: Nutrition
Size Matters: Why Your Standard Multivitamin Isn’t Working
One of the most common questions that continues to be asked surrounding vitamins and other supplements is whether or not your body is actually absorbing what you put in it, or whether it’s simply being passed through as waste with little to no benefit.
The answer to that question depends on the supplement, though.
“If you’re not taking supplements or having certain foods in the forms they need to be consumed in, you’re really wasting your time.” – Brooke Alpert, MS, RD, CDN
When it comes to the part about “the form they need to be consumed in” with that previous quote, that is something called bioavailability–or how well your body is able to absorb the nutrients that it is being presented with.
Why Bioavailability With Supplements Is Important
Bioavailability is one of the most important factors when it comes to the effectiveness of a supplement.
Think of it this way: your daily multivitamin could contain 100x the recommended daily amount of various minerals, but if they are not being presented in a way that your body and cells can actually absorb them, what good is it really doing?