Introduction
Doctors are always recommending us to consume tons of vitamins and supplements on a daily basis. This has brought in a lot of business for the industry and they are making thousands of supplements for us to chuck down. However, there is a huge dispute in the industry on what is a better form of supplements. There is a war going on between vitamin capsules or vitamin liquids. Some say liquid vitamins absorb better while others say there are not effective enough because they do not hold enough content. First thing that we need to understand is that what we are talking about here is pharmaceutical vitamins and supplements and not the discount vitamin capsules and pills you get at your local grocery store.
History
The claim that supplement manufactures make is that liquid supplements are more bio available. The Physician's Desk Reference first issued this statement in the listings for recommended vitamins and health supplements products best available for consumption. However, only a few weeks later the statement was removed as it was false and there was no substantial evidence to prove the claim. Some rival manufacturers even claim that most of the liquid supplement makers bribed and falsified documents to put that statement into the PDR records. The PDR itself does not make recommendations or claims that liquid supplements are better than vitamin capsules.
Features
All vitamins and supplements are basically absorbed from the small intestine as long as there are in capsules or liquid form. This situation stands true, unless the supplements are directly injected into the bloodstream. Just like any food you take, it first goes through the stomach and then the intestine and that is exactly how our body treats any liquid or solid medication that we take. If liquid vitamins could simply enter the bloodstream without the stomach why does not the same happen when we drink water or soup? The second biggest controversial claim is that liquid vitamins hold just as good amount and content of minerals as capsules. Any medication in form of capsules or tablets can hold up to 3 times more than any liquid or spray medication can. And the same holds for vitamins capsules. In fact, capsules are considered a better form of delivery system. They securely hold all of your vitamins and minerals and carry them directly to the stomach where they are absorbed by the body. However, the factor as to how well or how bad the nutrients are being absorbed can be very misleading. When companies say that their supplements are far more absorbable than other, it might be true but there is no solid proof to support the claim. This is because people at different ages and different health situation have different absorption rates. For example, pregnant women and growing children may have significantly higher absorption rates for some nutrients, than a healthy male adult.
Tips and comments
The conclusion is that liquid supplements are not the best form of supplements. Some vitamins may not necessarily have to be in liquid form but such are the exception. Vitamin capsules are far better than liquid vitamins and hold far less recipients that most liquid supplements require.
