Zhang Zhang is a code farmer, and recently he felt a little tired, so he wanted to have a comprehensive check-up.
Sure enough, the lab test showed that his vitamin B2 level was somewhat low.
"You've been working a lot lately and eating irregularly, right?" the doctor said, looking at the report.
Zhang Zhang nodded, the work is really intense, and he often neglects his work and rest.
The doctor prescribed vitamin B2 supplementation and told him to pay attention to his daily routine and ensure a balanced nutrition.
The next day, Zhang Zhang went to the pharmacy to buy medicine.
It just so happened that a small vendor was selling "natural vitamin B2" there, and he boasted profusely: "This is a good medicine for skin diseases, anemia, and vision problems, and a few dollars a bottle, you can benefit from it sooner!"
Zhang Zhang has never been interested in the mess of so-called "health products".
But a moment of curiosity sparked, and I bought a bottle.
Check it carefully, in addition to vitamin B2, it is actually doped with many unknown ingredients, and even the dosage is arrogant: 20~30 capsules three times a day!
If it were so magical, it should have been on the market a long time ago!
Zhang Zhang couldn't help laughing: It's really an idle person, talking big words to deceive people and raise prices.
Nowadays, similar false propaganda and blind abuse are not uncommon, exposing two major hidden dangers:
First, some businesses exaggerate the efficacy of health care products for the sake of marketing;
Second, some people lack correct understanding of nutritional supplements.
This cannot but be taken very seriously.
As the saying goes, "medicine is not as good as food". We should pay attention to raising the awareness of nutrition and health among the whole people, rather than being deceived into abusing health products.
Since ancient times, the mainland has had the concept of "food therapy", and has always emphasized that "eat good snacks and avoid all diseases".
Ancestors have long discovered that vitamin B2 is widely found in the liver, kidneys, dairy products, green leafy vegetables and yeast.
As long as our daily diet is reasonably matched, we can get enough vitamin B2 and naturally do not suffer from vitamin B2 deficiency.
So what are the physiological functions of vitamin B2?
The ancients said that "the liver is mainly laxative, and sparse is not sluggish". Vitamin B2 participates in the body's metabolism, regulates energy supply, and can also resist oxidation, repair cells, and is beneficial to the liver's laxative function.
Looking at other parts of the body, riboflavin can enhance skin elasticity and have a relieving effect on mild symptoms such as angular cheilitis.
However, serious skin diseases such as psoriasis, hair loss, etc., require other comprehensive treatments, and B2 supplementation alone is far from enough.
As for the statement of "treatment of anemia", it is also exaggerated.
Anemia is mostly caused by iron, folic acid or vitamin B12 deficiency and has little to do with vitamin B2. Riboflavin deficiency may only occur in cases of extreme malnutrition.
Similarly, most visual impairments are caused by refractive errors, senile eye diseases, or trauma, and are generally not related to vitamin B2.
Severe riboflavin deficiency does lead to minor ocular complications such as conjunctivitis and ulcers, but the incidence is extremely low.
Vitamin B2 deficiency is rare, and even if it does, it will only slightly affect the functions of the skin, hematopoiesis and vision, and will never "treat the three major diseases" as the advertisement says.
Of course, for special populations such as pregnant women, lactating women, and the elderly, doctors may recommend appropriate supplementation.
However, for ordinary people, a balanced diet is enough to meet their needs, and there is no need to blindly take health supplements.
Those vendors boasting that "a few dollars a bottle can cure a disease" is purely grandstanding and misleading the public.
We should be vigilant and avoid being fooled by those false advertisements.
Maintaining a good lifestyle and eating habits is the foundation, and "medicine is not as good as food", rather than relying on those expensive miracle medicines.
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