Supposedly vitamins dont work unless...

[GoneForever]

So this guy in my area claims to be an expert on supplements, how to take, when to take,etc.. he owns a shop,etc...anway this is what he says. You will barly abosrb any vitamins you take unless they are in this fashion. Anyone else hear of this.

All water absorb vits and glucosamine/msm must be taken 1st thing in morning on an empty stomach with a small amount of non-acidic juice.

All fat soluble(coq10,omegas,vitE) have to be taken on empty stomach 2hrs after breakfast or lunch with only water

And all multi's,minerals,herbs taken with meals.

 

[oldfella]

Not to sure about his expert advise, some of it makes sense but then why would the manufacturer recommend taking certain vits w/meals or right after. There is a good reason for this. Fat soluable vitamins rely on dietary fat to transport them where they need to be to be absorbed along with the fat. It is how they get into our systems. Water soluable simply requires the presence of plenty of water so the empty stomach thing may work there but I believe you can take them when ever you like and they will be just as effective. I love all of these experts out there. I had a lady that owned a supp store once lecture me on the bad effects of too much b6. She was about 5' tall and would have weighed around 200lbs!!! Needless to say I was not too nice to her! So take your vits throughout the day and don't worry too much about the expert that owns the store!

 

[LEX]

the only thing I can say is "wrong" is that you will absorb less not "hardly any at all"

 

[LATS]

the human body is pretty damn efficient.. it will take what it needs.. i take all vitamins, omegas ect with meals.. what he is saying is a bit odd.. to say whater soluble vits will not be absored well if taken with meals is to assume that vit c in a orange , if the orange is eaten in a meal will not get absored well ect.. take your stuff with meals and let the body sort it out.. maybe he has a point on some of these issues but, how much actually will be diminished?.. very little..

 

[GoneForever]

I just take everything with breakfast and pwo meal #2. Like oldfella said, im sure there would be some pretty big lawsuits if they say "take with a meal" on the back of the label and thats the wrong way to take it.