Vitamin Combinations for the Immune System

In an era when genetically modified food products make healthy nutrition considerably more difficult, and factors such as air pollution, stress and anxiety make maintaining strong immunity increasingly important, virtually every individual needs vitamin supplementation.

With the pandemic came renewed awareness of the importance of the immune system, compelling people of all ages to take new and healthy steps in their daily lives while considering nutrition, sleep and work conditions. To strengthen the immune system, which becomes particularly crucial during epidemics and seasonal transitions, it is necessary to draw support from nutrient-rich solutions such as multivitamins. Today, comprehensive formulas are being developed to address vitamin supplementation needs.

Health barriers during epidemics and seasonal transitions: Nutrient-rich vitamin combinations

With the global Covid-19 pandemic, nearly everyone in the world has begun placing far greater importance on strengthening their immune system to mount an effective defense against viruses and bacteria than they did in the past. Experts state that supplements containing balanced combinations of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and amino acids specifically formulated to strengthen the immune system play an important role in combating disease. Experts point out that micronutrients, particularly vitamins A, C, D and E along with selenium and zinc, increase the effectiveness of influenza vaccines; and that when vitamin and mineral intake decreases due to inadequate nutrition, the body's response to vaccination is diminished.  

The foods we consume are insufficient for vitamin intake

Pharmacist Ayşen Dincer explains the importance of benefiting from vitamin supplements by stating: "There is a widespread and mistaken belief in our country that the vitamins we need are obtained from the foods we consume. The World Health Organization says that if you can consume 5-7 servings of seasonal fruits and vegetables per day, your nutritional reserves may be good compared to the rest of the population. However, when we look at the 'Turkey Nutrition Guide,' we see that this average in our country is 1.5 servings per day. Moreover, this rate drops to 0.7 in young people. For this reason, I believe it is very important for each individual to use vitamin supplements according to their needs."