Many products lining the grocery store shelves claim to help keep your immune system sharp. However, there are a few things you should know before you toss them in your cart.
Vitamins C, A, and E along with Zinc and Antioxidants help your body fight against infection. For years, these nutrients have been added to juices, cereals, and other items. Dietitians say it is both a blessing and a curse.
"There's benefits to those products but there's some negatives to them. Because they're just not having as many nutritional components as your fruits and vegetables." says Hy-Vee dietitian Sarah Nelson.
In fact, when juice is made, it removes some of the nutrients that help you process immune boosting ingredients. Hgh sugar content may outweigh the added benefits. Your body also digests artificial nutrient sources differently.
"It's not 100% that you're going to get, absorb those nutrients when it comes from a fortified food. What research shows is that if you do get your vitamins and minerals via food, or through your fruits and vegetable, you're going to absorb those a lot easier." says Nelson.
Oranges and bell peppers are a natural source of vitamin C, and lean meats will help with the zinc. If all else fails, fortified foods and multivitamins can help pick up the slack.
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