Supradyn

WHAT IS SUPRADYN?

Supradyn is a high dose multivitamin supplement, combined with trace elements and minerals.

Supradyn is available as coated tablets (packs of 30 and 60 tablets) or in effervescent tablets (packs of 10, 20 and 30 tablets)

SUPRADYN INGREDIENTS

Supradyn coated tablets contain: vitamin A 3.333 IU; thiamine mononitrate (Vit. B1) 20 mg; riboflavin (Vit. B2) 5 mg; pyridoxine hydrochloride (Vit. B6) 10 mg; nicotinamide (Vit. PP) 50 mg; calcium pantothenate 11.6 mg; biotin (Vit. H) 1.8 mg; cyanocobalamin (Vit. B12) 5 µg; ascorbic acid (Vit. C) 150 mg; ergocalciferol (Vit. D2) 400 IU; D, Tocopheryl acetate (Vit. E) 10 mg; tribasic calcium phosphate 129 mg, iron (oso) sulfate 50 mg; magnesium oxide 30 mg; manganese sulfate tetrahydrate 2.05 mg; copper (ico) sulphate pentahydrate 3.9 mg, zinc sulfate 2.3 mg; sodium molybdate dihydrate 0.25 mg.

Excipients polyvinylpolypyrrolidone; polyvinylpyrrolidone; lactose; microgranular cellulose; precipitated silica; mannitol; magnesium stearate; starch; talc; titanium dioxide; Arabic gum; natural colorant E161; solid paraffin; liquid paraffin; sucrose.

Supradyn effervescent tablets . An effervescent tablet contains: vitamin A 3.333 IU; thiamine mononitrate (Vit. B1) 20 mg; riboflavin-5'-monophosphate, monosodium salt (Vit. B2) 5 mg; nicotinamide (Vit. PP) 50 mg; pyridoxine hydrochloride (Vit. B6) 10 mg; calcium pantothenate 11.6 mg; biotin (Vit. H) 2.3 mg; cyanocobalamin (Vit. B12) 5 µg; ascorbic acid (Vit. C) 150 mg; ergocalciferol (Vit. D2) 400 IU; d, 1-atocopheryl acetate (Vit. E) 10 mg; calcium glycerophosphate 262 mg; iron (oso) sucrose carbonate 12.5 mg; magnesium glycerophosphate 40 mg; manganese sulfate tetrahydrate 2.05 mg; copper (ico) sulphate pentahydrate 0.39 mg; zinc sulphate 2.3 mg; sodium molybdate dihydrate 0.25 mg.

Excipients: Tartaric acid; sodium bicarbonate; saccharin; natural lemon flavor; mannitol; sucrose.

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION

NEWS FROM THE SCIENTIFIC WORLD

Many, over 10, 000, are the studies in the literature that have experimented with the use of multivitamin and multimineral supplements in different conditions, from severe pathologies such as cancer to metabolic pathologies such as diabetes, from dietary deficiencies widespread in "industrialized" populations to the needs sports. Despite a very rich literature, the results concerning the absolute effectiveness of supplements such as supradyn still remain difficult to interpret, given the presence of controversial and sometimes contradictory data. For this reason, most international health authorities are at work trying to extrapolate statistically significant conclusions, which can be translated into a series of indications, warnings and experimentally based suggestions, useful to the user in the correct evaluation of these products.

At the moment, the first indications clarify some doubts about the role of vitamins and minerals in preventive action, highlighting how with the exception of vitamin E, Vitamin C and beta carotene (effective in reducing both the incidence and mortality from tumors to gastric level), these nutrients are unable to prevent degenerative and neoplastic diseases. Even for these vitamins, with the exception of C, there are still some studies with conflicting results; according to some, the single integration of vitamin E or vitamin A in important doses could even increase the incidence of some neoplastic diseases.

More or less similar results were also obtained due to the much-publicized ability to improve cognitive abilities or sports performance.

Naturally, a separate discussion must be made for all those pathologies, or for all those deficient conditions for which integration becomes the only and effective way to guarantee the correct daily nutritional intake. It is therefore very important to reiterate this concept, as it represents the key to the correct interpretation of the highly publicized effects of the various supradyn type supplements. The common practice of manufacturers and sellers is in fact to generalize the results obtained on animal models, or on patients suffering from particular pathologies or serious deficiencies, extending them even to healthy individuals. This manipulation of information is very clear to those who, by profession or by passion, are in daily contact with the dozens and dozens of publications that try to characterize their effects, while escaping decidedly from the average user, who was initially attracted to the advertised effects obtainable with the ingestion of a simple tablet, it often remains disappointed due to the absence of tangible results.

SUPRADYN AND SPORT

Several studies, although not many, have been carried out to test the activities of multivitamin and multimineral supplements, like supradyn, in improving athletic performance. In most cases, the result seems to be the same: no improvement in athletic performance following prolonged intake (7/8 months) of supplements of this kind. Despite not having a strictly ergogenic role (as declared by many manufacturers), these multivitamin and multimineral cocktails were able to guarantee a protective action against oxidative damage induced by intense physical exercise, protecting the athlete from the lipid peroxidation responsible for deterioration of cellular functionality. This effect of supradyn and analogues, although still discussed, could be traced back to the presence of minerals and vitamins with strong antioxidant power, such as vitamins E and vitamin C.

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