Antivitamins reduce or stop the positive effects of vitamins in the body, and can be caused by medications, stress, pollutants, and laxatives. They can also cause a loss of necessary minerals. Vitamins are important for good health, and multivitamins are often consumed to maintain the required levels. Drug use and stress can reduce vitamin absorption, while laxatives can increase the rate at which vitamins are formed.
An antivitamin is a substance that reduces or completely stops the positive effects of vitamins in the human body. Medications and drugs are a common group of vitamin inhibitors, as is the stress placed on the human body in everyday life. Different substances and strains reduce the effect of specific vitamins, causing problems in the human body. Antivitamins, also known as vitamin antagonists, can also cause a loss of minerals necessary for good health, such as calcium and potassium.
Vitamins are important to the human body because they have a positive effect when consumed in the correct amounts. Numerous vitamins can be consumed and have different effects on the body, including vitamin D which is important for bone health and vitamin C which promotes healing in humans. Multivitamins are often consumed to ensure that the human body maintains the required level of vitamins to maintain good health.
Drug use, including antibiotics, can reduce the absorption of vitamins in the human body. When taken, the body tries to get rid of the ingredients as quickly as possible in an attempt to reduce the damage done to cells and tissues. Attempts to expel drugs from the body result in speeding up the absorption process, resulting in fewer vitamins being ingested into the body. Examples include antibiotics, which act as an antivitamin to vitamin K and vitamin B6, and weight loss medications, which cause the loss of high levels of vitamins B and C.
Stresses that can have a negative effect on vitamin absorption include exposure of the human body to extremes of hot and cold temperatures. Other stresses that can act as anti-vitamins can be problems and injuries that the human body faces, such as surgeries performed for medical and cosmetic reasons, and accidents that cause damage. Pollutants found in the soil, air, and water, including fertilizers, can also act as an antivitamin that has a negative effect on the human body.
Laxatives can also act as an antivitamin by increasing the rate at which vitamins are formed in both supplements and fresh foods. Mineral oil is one of the most common forms of laxatives and acts as a natural absorbent for vitamin A and carotene, as well as small amounts of vitamins D, E, and K. Minerals are also absorbed by mineral oil-based laxatives, including phosphorus and calcium.
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