| Are you taking toxic bariatric vitamins and | | | | these additives, tablets and pills would crumble into |
| supplements? Many gastric bypass patients have | | | | powders. Some additives are used to make pills |
| no idea what they are really getting in their | | | | smoother so they glide easily down your throat. |
| vitamins. Weight loss surgery patients spend a | | | | Ground sand, or silica, is often used to keep |
| hefty amount of money on gastric bypass | | | | moisture from entering a capsule and making it |
| vitamins. It's a rapidly growing industry with many | | | | clump. Sound healthy? |
| different choices--far too many of which contain | | | | Silicon Dioxide is often contained in supplements. |
| toxic additives. | | | | This anti-caking agent may comprise up to 3% of |
| Lubricants and Bariatric Supplements: A Scary | | | | a vitamin formula. Manufacturers of glass, |
| Combination | | | | abrasives, stones, and electrical components use |
| Big companies that manufacture bariatric | | | | silicon dioxide. The Material Safety Data Sheet |
| supplements often add lubricants to their vitamins. | | | | says that silicon dioxide is a hazardous chemical |
| Lubricants aren't added for your health as a | | | | requiring safety precautions when handling. |
| patient. Lubricants help ensure that the production | | | | Liquid Vitamin Additives |
| machinery can pump out the product at | | | | Most liquid vitamin supplements contain sodium |
| maximum speed with minimum wear and tear. As | | | | benzoate or potassium benzoate, which can |
| you might guess, these lubricants creep their way | | | | ultimately lead to cancer. Combined with ascorbic |
| into your supplements. | | | | acid, or vitamin C it can become an environment |
| Cottonseed oil is one of the more popular | | | | conducive for the formation of benzene. Benzene |
| lubricants used for this kind of machinery. | | | | is a dangerous environmental toxin used in the |
| Unfortunately, cottonseed oil typically has the | | | | manufacture of detergents, plastics, nylons and |
| highest content of pesticide residues. Cotton | | | | other chemicals. Benzene has been determined by |
| crops are often sprayed with pesticides. | | | | The Department of Health and Human Services |
| Hydrogenated vegetable fats contain modified | | | | to be a known cancer causing agent. The EPA |
| molecules made from fatty acids that may also | | | | has also determined that benzene is carcinogenic |
| be toxic to some people's systems. | | | | to humans. |
| Even worse, when cottonseed oil is exposed to | | | | Your Safest Alternative: Bariatric Vitamins and |
| the high heat used during manufacturing, a toxic | | | | Supplements with No Additives |
| compound is created. This byproduct is called | | | | As a gastric bypass patient, you must take |
| stearic acid. Stearates can delay the absorption of | | | | bariatric vitamins and supplements for the rest of |
| nutrients, and have been reported to weaken | | | | your life. Make sure your choice of vitamins is a |
| immune systems. As scary as it sounds, this | | | | healthy, non-toxic, non-cancerous one which |
| harmful compound makes up as much as 5% of | | | | contains no additives. Your choice of vitamins and |
| some supplements. | | | | supplements can make a big difference to your |
| Additives in Pills and Capsules | | | | health. Make sure you look closely at the label of |
| Many so-called "quality" vitamins and supplements | | | | every vitamin and supplement before you try it. |
| contain additives--inactive components. Without | | | | |