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Vitamins for dieting
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Last reviewed: 04.07.2025
Vitamins during a diet are one of the conditions not only for a beautiful figure, but also for a healthy body. Let's consider what vitamins should be taken during a diet. And also how to choose a vitamin complex for a particular type of diet and dietary restrictions in order to lose weight.
Vitamins during a diet are a rule that everyone who has decided on certain dietary restrictions to improve their figure or is on a diet according to medical recommendations should follow. Thus, according to medical research, in order for the body not to feel the need for vitamins and minerals, the daily diet should be about 5000 kcal. At the same time, most of the diet is vegetables, cereals, meat and fruits. Of course, with such a caloric content of food, there is no need to talk about weight loss. Therefore, for those who are on diets, special vitamin complexes have been developed that supply the body with all the minerals, microelements and vitamins necessary for full functioning.
The full functioning of the body, as well as many processes occurring in it, cannot do without minerals and vitamins. And this is not surprising, since vitamins play one of the most important roles in the functioning of the body. It is the presence of vitamins and minerals that helps to lose weight. Nutritionists have proven that the process of weight loss can be improved and accelerated with the help of vitamins. In addition, a complex of nutrients protects the body from the effects of unfavorable factors (environment, stress, infections and much more). Vitamins strengthen the immune system and have a positive effect on performance.
Since the diet is an unbalanced diet, that is, a diet with restrictions (during the diet, the body does not receive the necessary nutrients), it is necessary to take vitamin complexes. But choosing the right vitamin preparation is not so easy. Since today, many drugs are presented that contain certain components for the full functioning of the body. All this suggests that vitamins and diet are inseparable concepts.