DITTO Daily<\/a>, Alice van der Schoot, tells The Standard. <\/p>\n\u201cYou can check this on the supplement label by looking for the % next to each nutrient (e.g. \u2018Vitamin C: 150%\u2019 of daily intake). Those percentages tell you how much of your daily nutritional needs that supplement is covering.\u201d<\/p>\n
Why might the standard daily amount not always be enough?<\/p>\n
\u201cThese standard daily amounts are what most healthy people (about 95 per cent of us) need to maintain their general health. But if you’re taking supplements to achieve specific results, you might need more than the basic daily amount to actually see results,\u201d explains van der Schoot.<\/p>\n
How can you make sure you\u2019re taking a safe but effective dose?<\/p>\n
\u201cThe key thing to remember is it can be important to have a higher dose that’s optimal for your health goal, but to stay under what experts call the \u2018safe upper limit,\u2019\u201d says van der Schoot. \u201cFor example, vitamin D: you can safely have up to 4,000 IU (100 micrograms) per day, but go higher and it could start having negative impacts on your health.<\/p>\n
Only people who are deficient should go above these limits, and only with their doctor supervising them. It\u2019s important to be aware of this because the supplement industry isn\u2019t well-regulated. Supplements are commonly sold containing doses above the safe upper limits without warning, so you could be taking an excessive dose unknowingly.\u201d<\/p>\n
Does the form of the nutrient matter just as much as the amount?<\/p>\n
\u201cBioavailability is huge for effectiveness,\u201d says Alice. \u201cMagnesium is a perfect example: the form \u2018magnesium oxide\u2019 is common in supplements because it’s cheap, but your body only absorbs 4 – 30% of it. You could be taking what looks like a massive dose on the pack, but you’re barely absorbing it. Compare that to magnesium bisglycinate – it will have a much higher impact at the same dose.”<\/p>\n
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