Chewable Vitamins are Packed with Fillers
Chewable vitamins contain many chemical fillers that make it so you can consume them. The fillers in them is what makes them taste good and be chewy. Without them, they would be nearly unbearable to taste, giving you a terrible experience.
For optimal health and fitness after your weight loss surgery it is imperative that you make sure your bariatric vitamins do not contain these dangerous chemicals.
Plain and simple, your bariatric vitamins need to be pure nutrients.
“Natural” Vitamin Myths
The use of the word natural in American culture, especially in mainstream culture has become a far cry from its original or intended meaning. The word has become a replacement for the reality of which it really is, a man-made chemical. These chemicals are added to products and sold as ‘all natural’.
If they really were all natural the cost to make and produce them and the cost to buy them would be a a huge difference from what their actual price is. Natural products also have far less shelf time than other products.
Fillers and Additives Added to Chewable Vitamins Contain Chemicals that can be Harmful to Your Health
Fillers can be used with a product as a binder, to better its flavor or appearance, or to simply increase the size of the product. Fillers are always chemical man made products and block and prevent much of the absorption your body needs to maintain its health.
Below is a list of some of the known and added fillers in multi-vitamins, protein shakes and powders, and supplements as of 2011.
| Chemical Fillers | Vita4Life Vitamins & Supplements |
Chewable Vitamins | Liquid Vitamins |
| Magnesium/Calcium Stearate | NO | YES | YES |
| Lactose | NO | YES | YES |
| Microcrystalline/Ethyl/Hydroxy Propyl Cellulose | NO | YES | YES |
| Silicon/Titanium Dioxide | NO | YES | YES |
| Peanut/Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil | NO | YES | YES |
| Stearic Acid | NO | YES | YES |
| Flavonoids, Artificial Flavorings, and Red Dyes | NO | YES | YES |
| Talc | NO | YES | YES |
| Pregelelatinized Starch | NO | YES | YES |
| Povidone | NO | YES | YES |
| Tartrazine | NO | YES | YES |
| Sucrose | NO | YES | YES |
| Sodium Benzoate | NO | YES | YES |
| Shellac | NO | YES | YES |
| Crospovidone | NO | YES | YES |
| Guar Gum | NO | YES | YES |
These additives and fillers can be harmful to your body. Allergic reactions to these fillers have many adverse side effects on your body and brain. You can develop symptoms such as hallucinations, exhaustion, memory loss, or depression.
Bariatric Vitamins and Supplement Absorption
Fillers inside of your bariatric vitamins will prevent and slow the absorption of the supplements you are taking.
If you take vitamins with fillers you may find that your lab results are not as good as they should be. Even though you think you are doing the best to stay fit and healthy you could possibly be doing the exact opposite.
Here’s an example: 1,000mg of chewable vitamin C contains approximately 250mg of fillers on average. Filler added to vitamin C will cause the ascorbic acid to deplete and break down and stops much of it from ever being absorbed
Check Your Vitamin Labels
Be sure none of your supplements have any additives or fillers. Always check and read the labels on all the bariatric vitamins and supplements you are taking.
If you see a paragraph at the bottom label of your vitamins, STAY AWAY. The FDA requires the maker to list all the fillers the product contains.
Our goal at Vita4Life! Inc. has always been a simple one. To provide you, the customer with products in capsule form which completely dissolve in under five (5) minutes, contain no fillers, and offer the highest chance for a healthy,successful, and simple day to day lifestyle.
