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A Comparison of Different Forms of Nutritional Supplementation

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SOME WAYS AND WHYS OF VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION

	*Advantages*	*Disadvantages*	*Suggestions*
Tablets or Capsules	Easy to carry; Easy to use; Excellent shelf life	"Pills" to take; Tableting ingredients sometimes bother stomachs	Take higher potency tablets; Divide doses; Take with a meal or buffer with calcium; read this
Chewables	Tasty; Great for kids	Relatively expensive; Unbuffered forms are tough on tooth enamel	Try powder instead, in tasty juice; Rinse mouth with water Hints for kids.
Powder	Cheap; Pure: no fillers; Easiest oral-dose way to body saturation	Taste must be hidden in juice; Awkward to take in public	Use powder at home; Travel with tablets
Liquid	Convenient for babies	Potency quickly diminishes after opening	Add fresh vitamin powder daily to fortify the mixture
Injection or I.V.	Best possible absorption; Ideal for very sick or hospitalized patients	Just try to find an M.D. who will give them!	Read this.
Intra-nasal	Excellent absorption; good alternative to B-12 injections	Looks pretty strange; May irritate sensitive membranes	Limit use to B-12. And read this.
Healthly Foods	Food vitamins are natural; Cost efficient since you have to eat anyway	Low potency; Many good foods are unpopular	Juice your vegetables; garden; sprout beans and grains; read this.
"Fortified" Processed Foods	Better than NOT fortifying a processed food.	Too little fiber, trace nutrients; Loaded with sugar and fat.	Do not buy any food with artificial flavors, preservatives, or colors.

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