Vitamins and minerals are integral components of healthful living, but gummy multivitamins provide a convenient and tasty way to get them. These soft supplements are often preferred among children who find swallowing pills uncomfortable or have trouble absorbing nutrients properly.
But it can be challenging to incorporate certain minerals in gummies because their larger molecules and metallic flavors can be difficult to disguise. Few gummies offer iron supplementation for young children and pregnant women – this mineral being especially essential during their developmental years and pregnancies.
Calcium
Calcium is one of the body’s most abundant minerals, helping build and maintain strong teeth and bones while potentially decreasing osteoporosis risk in later life. These gummies combine calcium with Vitamin D for added bone support; Vitamin D aids calcium absorption while strengthening immunity systems.
These gluten, dairy and high fructose corn syrup-free gummies feature natural strawberry flavor without artificial preservatives or synthetic FD&C dyes – plus no artificial preservatives!
Vitamin C is an incredible antioxidant, known to support healthy skin and immune function. These gummies contain no artificial flavors or preservatives and are made with organic beet sugar and glucose syrup for maximum potency.
Some individuals might benefit more from taking their multivitamin supplement in tablet or capsule form rather than in the form of gummies, due to certain vitamins and minerals having an extremely short shelf life when consumed in this format, or being more difficult to incorporate (e.g. iron which has an unpleasant metallic taste that is difficult to mask). Furthermore, overconsumption could lead to nutrient toxicity with particular fat-soluble nutrients like A, D and E, zinc and copper levels being consumed at too high a level in gummy form.
Magnesium
Magnesium is an essential mineral needed to maintain healthy bones, nerves, muscles and other parts of the body. It can be found in many food sources and dietary supplements. Magnesium helps neutralize stomach acid while moving stools through your digestive tract quickly. Magnesium may even play a role in helping prevent type 2 diabetes by improving blood sugar levels and insulin sensitivity – however more research needs to be conducted in this regard.
Observational studies have linked magnesium intake with reduced risks for various conditions, such as high blood pressure, heart disease, osteoporosis depression and migraines. Unfortunately, however, randomized controlled trials haven’t demonstrated clear therapeutic benefits from taking magnesium for either prevention or treatment purposes, especially among people who consume an appropriate diet without nutritional deficiencies.
Magnesium supplements may interfere with certain medications used to manage blood sugar, such as glipizide or Glucatrol, glyburide/Miconase and insulin. Furthermore, magnesium could potentially decrease absorption of tetracyclines, aminoglycosides or Fluoroquinones; consult your healthcare provider prior to taking magnesium.
Zinc
Zinc is an essential trace mineral to human health. It plays an integral part in hundreds of enzyme reactions and plays key roles in immunity, protein synthesis, DNA synthesis, cell growth and development, taste/smell receptor function as well as blood clotting. Zinc deficiency is common among those from low-income countries and often results in stunted growth, diarrhea or infections.
Zinc absorption can be enhanced by soaking beans and legumes before cooking, eating acidic foods like tomatoes or lemon juice to assist with digestion, or taking zinc gluconate dietary supplements. It’s best to take zinc separately from medications like antacids or antibiotics such as Doxycycline because this may interfere with their effectiveness; additionally it could interact with immunosuppressant drugs like Prednisone or Cyclosporine which could decrease their effectiveness.
Clinical trials indicate that zinc supplements could slow the progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). One trial specifically demonstrated how adding zinc supplements to an antioxidant treatment reduced significantly the risk of diabetic foot ulcers among people with type 2 diabetes [92]. (These results were obtained with only 60 participants.)
Vitamin C
Vitamin C found in these gummies is an essential micronutrient. It aids the body in absorbing calcium for bone health and boosts immune system functioning, among many other benefits.
Vitamin C intake over 100% Daily Value is not advised. If you wish to exceed this recommendation, please speak with your primary care physician first.
Gummy vitamins may be convenient, but their formulas often lack comprehensive coverage compared to multivitamin pills or tablets, particularly when it comes to minerals like iron. Heating during manufacturing process often reduces potency of iron-containing minerals that must be included as ingredients in gummy supplements.
Gummy vitamins often contain excessively added sugars, making them unsuitable for individuals living with diabetes or following a low-sugar diet. When shopping for gummies with natural sweeteners such as xylitol, agave nectar or maple syrup as natural sweeteners.
