Does taking multivitamins decrease your appetite?
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I was wondering the same thing about my daughter. I started giving her a children's multi because she was your typical toddler, picky eater. I guess it misfired because her appetite decreased to barely nothing. She'd eat a few bites and say her tummy was full. I was wondering if she was filling up quickly because she got all the vitamins and minerals already and her body didn't need excess. Well after I experimented and stopped giving them to her, she started eating more. About 2 months ago I read something very similar to this and it talked about how yes our bodies need food, but they need vitamins and minerals more...which ultimately before supplements was found in food. And when you get all your body needs from supplements, your body is no longer wanting extra from food. This is not good as your body also needs calories in addition to those vitamins. Basically, if you feel you need to keep taking supplements, try a lesser dosage kind to get your appetite to at least normal!!
No the vitamins do not decrease your appitite.
It might be or because your taking it your body is adjusting the in take.
Sounds like the foods you eat at home are digesting quickly, so you eat all the time. These foods are anything in a box, anything processed. Change your diet, eat 5 small meals a day, and you will be ok. The only vitamin you really need is a daily Vitamin D. Take fish oil pills twice a day. They also will keep the weight under control.
i know they are a dietary supplement never heard of it losing weight...hmmyou should eat though your body needs the fuel especially in the am time...you can pick and lunch but have a hearty dinner too...its like that also because at school your stressed with midterms and all and at home you don't have any worrys that may be the cause hope that helps
As far as I know...
The only way for a multi-vitamin to actually decrease your appetite is if you are deficient in a particular vitamin, or even several vitamins. When deficient, your brain may actually "crave" foods high in this vitamin.
For example, many anemics who are deficient in Iron, find themselves craving dirt. (I knew a woman who got sick because she was literally eating dirt and licking dirty potatoes for this reason!)
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