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How to choose the right weight loss product
Last reviewed: 08.07.2025
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[ Minerals and vitamins
These substances are considered micronutrients because they are needed in small amounts by the body. Vitamins and minerals are needed to convert substances from food into energy, which is needed for life.
If vitamins and minerals are not enough, they should be taken from pharmacy supplements. Not always all the necessary substances are present in our diet. In addition, we need more vitamins and minerals if:
- The body is in a state of prolonged stress
- The man is smoking
- The person abuses alcohol
- The person has chronic bowel disease
All these changes require more nutrients, and the vitamin and mineral menu should be increased. But in order to control weight with the help of all these supplements, it is necessary to remember about their reasonable ratios. If one substance enters the body more than the norm, it can neutralize the effect of another.
Therefore, the doses should be calculated with the help of the attending physician.
How to choose the right weight loss product
Food additives do not always contain the full composition of what they contain on the packaging. Therefore, the manufacturer may not even know about the harmful impurities that they contain.
If you have any doubts about the contents of the food supplements you are taking, contact an independent laboratory to analyze these products. Otherwise, advertised weight loss products may do more harm than good.
Vitamins for getting rid of obesity
Some vitamins are recommended as diet supplements as an effective weight loss aid. Let's figure out what vitamins can help get rid of fat deposits together with other drugs. These are B vitamins.
Characteristics of B vitamins
They help to release energy obtained from food. Vitamins also help burn fats, they promote carbohydrate metabolism, help the brain work better. Vitamins activate serotonin receptors, which help improve well-being, give a person a feeling of happiness and joy.
Vitamins activate nerve impulses that transmit signals to the brain. Vitamins also activate metabolic processes.
When a person is in a stressful situation, vitamin reserves are depleted at lightning speed. Therefore, when a person wants to lose weight and at the same time preserve all the useful substances for the body, full doses of vitamins are needed, not minimal ones.
If the body has low levels of vitamins, a person's muscles weaken, headaches bother him, sleep disturbances bother him, he may have low hemoglobin and high cholesterol levels in the blood.
Vitamin B1 (thiamine) – activates carbohydrate metabolism
Where to get B1
From meat, cereals, yeast, bran, nuts and beans. Vitamin B1 is needed 1-2 mg per day.
B2 (riboflavin) – activates fat, carbohydrate and protein metabolism, and also helps oxygen penetrate into the blood.
Where to get B2
From milk, whole grain bread, green salads, nuts, eggs. 1 to 4 mg of vitamin B2 will be enough.
B3 (nicinamide) – helps food to be digested and converted into energy
Where to get B3
From meat, fish, legumes, green vegetables. From 13 to 22 mg of vitamin B3 will be enough.
B5 (pantothenic acid) – promotes the release of energy from food, as well as cholesterol and hormonal drugs.
Where to get B5
From meat, wheat (sprouted grains), nuts, seeds, milk. From 5 to 10 mg per day of vitamin B5 will be enough.
B6 (pyridoxine) – activates the production of serotonin and dopamine, which are necessary for energy production. Pyridoxine promotes more active liver function and estrogen metabolism, helps relieve PMS symptoms.
Where to get B6
From vegetables, meat, beans, liver. Vitamin B6 will be enough from 25 to 30 mg to improve general well-being, and to relieve PMS symptoms, you need from 50 to 100 mg.
B12 (cyanocobalamin) – helps the production of red blood cells, activates DNA synthesis, strengthens nerve fibers and helps them grow
Where to get B12
Its sources are fish, milk, meat, eggs. For daily intake you need from 50 to 100 mg.
To better absorb B vitamins, you also need to take folic acid. This will help you lose weight without losing nutrients if you are on a diet.
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