Vitamin Infusion Directly Enters Blood Vessels, Aesthetic Doctor: More Efficient Absorption

Illustration of vitamin C injection. (Pixabay)

JAKARTA - Dr. drip and esthetician dr. Andrew Lienata said vitamin infusion can help the body accelerate the absorption of nutrients because they go directly into the blood vessels.

"When infusion, it can go directly into the blood vessels, so the absorption is faster and more efficient. In contrast to what is drunk, it definitely takes longer," said Andrew in a talk show entitled "Health is A Lifestyle" in Jakarta, quoted from Antara, Saturday. July 16.

Andrew said the treatment can absorb 99.9 percent of vitamins so that it can produce optimal effects. While orally or by taking tablets, the absorption is only 8 percent.

Separately, Clinical Nutrition specialist dr. Cindiawaty Josito Pudjiadi, MARS, MS, Sp GK, revealed the various benefits of vitamins. One of them is vitamin D, which according to him has a myriad of benefits.

Especially during the COVID-19 pandemic like now, he said, the need for vitamin D is increasing.

"Based on existing research journals, if you want to be strong against COVID-19, vitamin D levels in the blood should be above 60 nanograms/milliliter (ng/ml) or above 80 ng/ml," said a close woman called Dr. Jakarta, Friday 16 July.

Dr. Cindy explained that vitamin D is under the skin of the body and sunlight helps the body to activate vitamin D. Unfortunately, not everyone can use sunlight to meet the needs of vitamin D.

"Because of changes in genes that play a role in producing enzymes to process vitamin D in the body. So, even though they bask in the sun for a long time, there are those who cannot meet their vitamin D needs due to different genetic conditions,” said dr. Cindy.

In people who have this genetic condition, vitamin D supplements are needed to meet the needs of vitamin D in the body.

However, dr. Cindy recommends taking vitamin D with a doctor's supervision because there is no definite dose that should be consumed by the body every day.

"You can't imagine 'oh, the dose has to be this way', because to know if we lack vitamin D or not, it's based on laboratory results," said dr. Cindy.

Vitamin D deficiency can increase the risk of diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer, autoimmune, and even increase the risk of depression.