Hack C, Wasner S (2020)
Publication Type: Journal article, Review article
Publication year: 2020
DOI: 10.1007/s00129-020-04727-8
Food supplements are becoming more and more popular these days. Both patients and healthy persons take them in order to achieve, among other things, an improvement in the quality of life. Whether this really makes sense is examined more closely in this article. A detailed overview of the vitamins and the most important trace elements is also given. Although micronutrients do not provide the body with energy, they must still be supplied. It is most sensible to supply all necessary vitamins and trace elements through food. In healthy persons with a balanced diet, no supplementation of micronutrients is necessary; however, in cases of deficiency, such as oncological patients, an external supply is necessary. In cancer patients, for example, a sufficient supply of vitamin C and D should be ensured, if necessary, also via food supplements. The current data situation shows, however, that an excessive supply can sometimes even result in the opposite effect. For example, it has been shown that an excessive intake of vitamin B12 can increase the risk of bronchial carcinoma. Likewise, no recommendation for the supplementation of selenium can be given at present from an oncological perspective. An exact overview of the current data situation is given in this article.
APA:
Hack, C., & Wasner, S. (2020). Vitamine und Spurenelemente. Gynäkologe. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00129-020-04727-8
MLA:
Hack, Carolin, and Sonja Wasner. "Vitamine und Spurenelemente." Gynäkologe (2020).
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