Whole Food Concentrates

Because whole-food vitamin concentrates arrive in their natural matrix, they have substantially higher bioavailability and dramatically fewer side effects than synthetic vitamins. The recommended post-bariatric approach favors concentrated whole-food nutrient sources over individual or synthetic vitamins. Synthetic vitamins should be avoided in favor of food-based concentrates. Extracting vitamins from food sources is more expensive and technically demanding than synthetic manufacturing. A smaller dose from a whole food matrix is more complete and more usable by the body than a large synthetic dose that lacks co-factors. Whole food concentrates show lower nutrient percentages on labels, which consumers often misinterpret as indicating lower quality. Calcium carbonate requires approximately 12 metabolic steps before the body can utilize it, making it very difficult to absorb. Whole-food vitamin concentrates are produced by concentrating and freeze-drying actual food sources, preserving their natural nutrient matrix. Whole food concentrates are made by concentrating actual plants or glandular tissue rather than synthesizing isolated vitamin molecules. Calcium carbonate listed as the…