I dont think food value of a vegetable can be replaced by a supplement
@sathviksouvik (23263)
November 11, 2024 5:35am CST
Vegetables in India have different food value. Spinach has a lot of vitamins. Bittergourd are very good for people with diabetes. I dont think any supplement in the form of tablets can reproduce the food value of the vegetable. Many people in India dont have the habit of buying the vegetable and cooking and try to replace them by short cut method of eating tablets. Whatever may be the value there are side effects of the supplements as well.
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@JudyEv (382542)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Nov 24
I agree but if you are short of a certain vitamin, you would have to eat a lot of whatever food to replace the value of one tablet.
@sathviksouvik (23263)
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12 Nov 24
thanks Judy eating vegetables is a habit It is like in Calcutta there are many types of spinach like palak pui kolmi note etc. Now if a person eats spinach curry at least 3 days a week it is healthy to have the vitamins
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@luisadannointed (11886)
• Philippines
16 Nov 24
Supplements are to complete the standard amount of veggies and fruits that we have to intake everyday...
Example if we need to consume 5 cabbage in a day and 2 carrots and other veggies to add in a day we can't eat that, we will feel sick, so what they do is that they make a supplement that can give us the right amount of veggies that we should eat a day.
@aninditasen (18202)
• Raurkela, India
11 Nov 24
Food supplements can never replace fresh vegetables. Some people have strange ideas.
@sathviksouvik (23263)
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12 Nov 24
thanks Aninditaji in modern world people dont want to take pains to buy fresh vegetables from open market and cook them
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@aninditasen (18202)
• Raurkela, India
12 Nov 24
@sathviksouvik Those who are over stressed in the office like my sons have to depend on food outlets sometimes.
@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
11 Nov 24
I agree with you. It's best to get all your vitamins and minerals from your food.
@snowy22315 (209177)
• United States
11 Nov 24
Eating the rainbow is probably the beat..but older people usually need a D3 supplement
@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
11 Nov 24
Food value - I agree! I have been seeing a lot about vitamin deficiencies . . . one can take supplements, but if you also do not have other nutrients in your system, your body apparently cannot absorb what is in these supplements. It's better to get nutrients/vitamins from real food sources - it tastes better too!
@RasmaSandra (98129)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
11 Nov 24
I love vegetables particularly spinach, I can only get canned spinach now but it is all right,
