What are dietary supplements and liposomes?

Dietary supplements

In our time, one of the significant risk factors for the development of diseases is inadequate nutrition. Dietary supplements can help us maintain a balanced diet, providing our body with the necessary nutrients, minerals and vitamins. Regularly taking dietary supplements can therefore help maintain our physical and mental health. However, it is important to emphasize that these preparations do not replace a healthy lifestyle and diet, their use is recommended as a supplement to them. Dietary supplements are known in several forms, there are tablets, capsules, solutions, and many other forms, just like in the case of medicines. These preparations can contain one or more substances, in the latter case we are talking about complex preparations. They are advantageous because by taking one capsule, a person can replace many substances that the body may need, and there is no need to take and keep track of many tablets every day. The question is, what happens to these substances after they enter the body, and what is the most effective way to deliver them?

What are liposomes?

Liposomes are modern drug delivery systems, their structure was first described in 1965. Since then, they have been widely used in the pharmaceutical, food and other industries due to their beneficial properties.

Liposomes are spherical structures that consist of a phospholipid bilayer on the outside, similar to the human cell membrane, and an aqueous solution on the inside. This structure is advantageous in many ways for drug delivery. Since they are produced in a laboratory, their size can vary, ranging from 50-100 nanometers, so they can be put into capsules and easily taken orally. The phospholipid membrane is made of natural material, so it does not burden our body with toxic substances.

Whether an active ingredient is utilized in the body when taken orally is determined by the structure of the given substance. The advantageous property of liposomes is that they can carry both water-soluble and water-insoluble molecules. Water-soluble substances are enclosed inside the sphere, water-insoluble substances in the wall of the lipid membrane. In this way, substances with various different structures can be enclosed in liposomes, which deliver them protected all the way to the intestinal tract. From there, the active ingredients are absorbed and reach the bloodstream, suffering minimal degradation. The two main functions of liposomes are therefore protection and delivery.

THE By taking complex dietary supplements, we can provide our bodies with numerous nutrients, vitamins and minerals, which, through liposomal technology, reach the body simply and effectively, as a supplement to a balanced and healthy diet, helping to maintain our health.

Liposomes in nutrition, BC Keller BioZone Laboratories, Inc. Pittsburgh, CA, USA
Liposomes: Opportunities in Drug Delivery, Theresa M. Allen, Department of Pharmacology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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