Should I take vitamin C after or before meals?

Vitamins play a very important role in the human body. If vitamins are lacking, the body's immunity will be reduced, which will have a great impact on the absorption of calcium and may even lead to unstable blood pressure. Therefore, some people always need to supplement some vitamin C, but many people don’t know whether it is better to take vitamin C after meals or before meals? Let’s find out together!

Vitamin C tablets have the effects of enhancing immunity, promoting calcium absorption, stabilizing blood pressure, maintaining immune function, hydroxylating serotonin, maintaining blood vessel integrity, and promoting non-heme iron absorption. So, should we take vitamin C tablets before or after meals? What should we pay attention to?

Vitamin C is better absorbed when taken after meals. In fact, taking vitamins, like taking other medicines, also has certain regulations, requirements and precautions, that is, they must be taken after meals. Because vitamin drugs are mainly absorbed by the small intestine after oral administration, if they are taken before meals, there is no food in the gastrointestinal tract. When taken on an empty stomach, the drugs are quickly absorbed into the blood, causing the concentration of vitamins in the blood to increase. The drugs are excreted from the body through the kidneys and the urethra before being used by the human body, which significantly reduces the efficacy of the drugs. It differs depending on whether you are taking it with or without a meal, and also due to individual intake differences. Taking 1000mg of vitamin C as an example, the absorption rate on an empty stomach is about 30%, while the absorption rate after a meal can reach 50%.

Different vitamin C tablets are taken in different ways, and the most common way is oral administration. For vitamin C supplementation: 50-100 mg per day for adults. For the treatment of vitamin C deficiency: adults 100-200 mg at a time, 3 times a day; children 100-300 mg a day. Take for at least 2 weeks. Some natural vitamin C that can be used for beauty, such as Yangshengtang Natural Vitamin C Chewable Tablets, can be taken 2 tablets per day, 1 tablet at a time. Because Yangshengtang Natural Vitamin C Chewable Tablets are water-soluble vitamins and need to be replenished every 3-4 hours, it is recommended to take them in two doses.

After reading the above introduction, we can know that vitamin C should be taken after meals for better absorption. Of course, the way to take ordinary vitamin C tablets is different. It is best to take it under the guidance of a doctor. Don’t use some vitamins indiscriminately. Although vitamins have many functions, if you take too much, it will also put a great burden on the body. It is best to take food supplements in normal times.