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Author:
Richard Romando

A vitamin is an organic compound that is required in small proportions by people for proper health and nutrition. Deficiency of any particular type of vitamin results in diseases specific to the shortage of the vitamin. Vitamins must be included in the diet or taken as supplements as the body cannot manufacture them. Vitamins can be water soluble or fat soluble, which means they are absorbed through the intestinal tract with the help of lipids.

Vitamins can be ingested in both pill and liquid form. However, liquid vitamins are increasingly popular these days as they are considered to be a breakthrough in nutrition. They are absorbed into the body as soon as they are consumed, unlike vitamins in pills. Vitamins like Vitamin A, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin C and Vitamin K are available in liquid form. Liquid Vitamins are often combined with other nutrients to make them a versatile source of nutrition.

According to a few recent researches, it is suggested that the absorption rate of liquid vitamins is around 98% as compared to that of vitamin pills which is only 10 to 20%. This is because liquid vitamins bypass the digestive process and get absorbed into the blood stream and into the cells. The rate of absorption however is highly debated among researchers.

Liquid vitamins are often seen as an alternative for people who find pills disagreeable for various reasons. This is true especially in the case of old people and children for whom liquid vitamins are available in a variety of flavors as well.

There is no doubt that there are certain questions raised against the efficacy of liquid vitamins as they do not carry enzymes in a viable form for more than a day, which therefore reduces their potency as compared to pills. Also as liquid nutrients are not compressed, additional digestion at times is required to break down the ingredients. Another disadvantage is that the nutrients get destroyed when they come into contact with the stomach acids before they reach the upper intestines where the absorption happens best. However, even though liquid vitamins are not a miracle, they are not altogether bad.

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