You may have seen the ads on TV. The liquid vitamin, the new miracle cure, can make you healthier instantly and extend your life dramatically. Is it too good to be true? Unfortunately, yes. You may also have noticed that those ads have disappeared, after a court case proved they were making unsubstantiated claims. But that doesn’t mean liquid vitamin supplements have no merit at all.

The main advantage of a liquid supplement is the speed and ease of absorption by the body. Since there is no need to break down a solid, the vitamins are absorbed immediately. Liquid fans also claim that the absorption rate is much higher, making the supplements more effective.

For people who have trouble swallowing pills, liquids are not only better, they may be the only choice. In the past these people have had to chew on horrible-tasting tablets or crush them into powder and mix them with liquids. Now liquid vitamins offer a more palatable way for them to get nutrients.

But liquid supplements have their drawbacks. One of the main problems is that the vitamins and minerals do not keep their potency as well in liquid form. That means that the liquids have a shorter shelf life than pills. There are also enzymes contained in some vitamin tablets that aid in the absorption of the nutrients. These enzymes can’t be included in liquid vitamins because they only last for a day or so in liquids. While with pills, the enzymes retain their effectiveness for the entire shelf life of the products.

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