Umyeni Wami Udlile I-Vitamin Yami Yabakhulelwe, Ingabe Kuphephile?

Abalingani abaningi bazithola besesimeni esihlekisayo: imindeni noma abangani bethu besilisa bathatha amavithamini abo okubeletha ngephutha noma ngenxa yokufuna ukwazi. Lokhu kuvusa umbuzo othokozisayo: Ingabe amadoda angathatha amavithamini okubeletha, futhi kuphephile?

Ukuthatha amavithamini okubeletha kanye kuphela noma ukuwathatha ngephutha izikhathi ezimbalwa akulimazi amadoda. Nokho, kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukuthi la mavithamini aklanyelwe ngokukhethekile abesifazane abakhulelwe, futhi yingakho enganconeki kangako emadodeni [1].

Kule ndatshana, sizohlolisisa izimpendulo zemibuzo efana nokuthi yini amavithamini okubeletha, yisiphi isikhundla sawo, nokuthi angawathinta kanjani amadoda. Uma ungomunye walabo besifazane abanentshisekelo abafuna ukwazi ukuthi kwenzekani uma umyeni wami edla i-vitamin yami yokubeletha, le ndatshana ingeyakho.

Kuyini Amavithamini Okubeletha?

Amavithamini Okubeletha ziyizithasiselo zokudla eziklanyelwe ukusekela impilo kanina nengane ekhula esiswini ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa [2]. Owesifazane okhulelwe udinga ukudla okuningi ngoba ukusetshenziswa kwezakhi emzimbeni kuyakhula ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa. Izakhi ezisekela ukukhulelwa okunempilo futhi ezivame ukuba yingxenye yamavithamini amaningi okubeletha yilezi: i-folic acid, insimbi, ikhalisiyamu, uvithamini D, kanye nama-omega-3 fatty acids.

Odokotela bavame ukuncoma ukuthi abesifazane abanezinkinga zokuntuleka kokudla bathathe amavithamini okubeletha ngisho nangaphambi kokuba bakhulelwe. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi izakhi ezifana ne-folic acid zibalulekile ekuthuthukisweni kwembungu esigabeni sokuqala [3]. Izakhi ezisemavithamini amaningi okukhulelwa noma amavithamini okubeletha zisekela ukwakheka kobuchopho bengane, umgogodla, nezitho zomzimba, kanye nempilo kanina uqobo.

Ingabe Amavithamini Okubeletha Aphephile Emadodeni?

Iningi lezakhi ezikumavithamini okubeletha liphephile ukuthi lithathwe amadoda, kodwa ngokujwayelekile awafaneleki kahle izidingo zokudla kwamadoda. Amavithamini okubeletha aklanyelwe ngokukhethekile ukusiza ukusekela ukukhulelwa, kanti amadoda ngokuvamile awadingi amazinga aphezulu ezakhi njengofolic acid nensimbi atholakala kulezi zithasiselo ukuze kube nezinzuzo zokukhulelwa.

Akukhona ukuthi wonke ama-nutrient akumavithamini okubeletha awahambisani nezidingo zokudla kwamadoda. Ezinye izinto ezisekumavithamini okubeletha, njengovithamini D nekhalisiyamu, zingazuza kokubili amadoda nabesifazane [4].

Ngakolunye uhlangothi, izifundo zibonisa ukuthi amazinga aphezulu ensimbi angadala izinkinga zokugaya ukudla uma ithathwa njalo [5]. Ngokukhuluma kalula, umthamo owodwa kuphela uphephile, kodwa amadoda kufanele agweme ukuthatha amavithamini e-prenatal njalo.

Izakhamzimba Ze-prenatal Zamadoda

Yize amavithamini e-prenatal engaklanyelwanga amadoda nezidingo zawo zokudla, ezinye zezingxube zawo zingabazuzisa amadoda njengoba zizuzisa nabesifazane. Isibonelo:

• IVithamini D — Isekela ukuthuthukiswa kwamathambo nokusebenza kohlelo lokuzivikela emzimbeni
• Ikhalisiyamu — Abalulekile ekuthuthukiseni amathambo, ukusebenza kwemisipha, kanye nokushintshashintsha kokudla emzimbeni (metabolism).
• Amafutha anama-Omega-3 — Iwusizo empilweni yobuchopho futhi ingasiza ukunciphisa ukuvuvukala emzimbeni.

Ngenxa yezinye izinzuzo ezingase zibe khona zamavithamini e-prenatal emadodeni, kubakhona imibuzo efana nokuthi “ingabe indoda ingathatha amavithamini e-prenatal ukuze kukhule izinwele?” Ezinye izakhamzimba ze-prenatal ziwusizo ngokujwayelekile emadodeni futhi zingase ziwusekele ukukhula kwezinwele, kodwa ziba nemithamo ephezulu ye-folic acid nensimbi, okungenzeka amadoda angayidingi ngenani eliphezulu kanjalo.

Amavithamini Okuzala Amadoda

Njengoba abesifazane bethatha amavithamini e-prenatal ukuze bathuthukise ukuzala kwabo nokusekela ukukhulelwa, amadoda nawo angathatha amavithamini okuzala ukuze bathuthukise ukuzala. Izithasiselo zokuzala zamadoda ziqukethe amavithamini namaminerali aklanyelwe ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zabo ezihlukile zokudla. Ukucubungula izinketho ezifana ne-usizo lokuzala lwabesilisa kunganikeza izakhamzimba eziqondiswe ngqo ekusekeleni impilo yesidoda futhi kuthuthukise impilo yokuzala yonke.

Isibonelo, amadoda adinga i-zinc ukuze kukhiqizwe i-testosterone, inani lesidoda namanye amapharamitha esidoda [6]. Amadoda kufanele futhi azame ukuthola iningi lezakhamzimba zawo ekudleni okulinganiselayo okuhlanganisa izinhlobonhlobo zezithelo, imifino, okusanhlamvu okuphelele, nezinkukhu noma inyama enenonopho eliphansi.

Isiphetho: Kuphephile, kodwa Akudingekile

Uma uke uzithola usesimweni lapho ukhathazeka khona ngokuthi umyeni wami udle ivithamini yami ye-prenatal, khumbula ukuthi amavithamini e-prenatal avame ukuphepha emadodeni. Ukuthatha ngamaphutha amaphilisi ambalwa e-prenatal ngeke kubangele umonakalo omkhulu emadodeni, kodwa lokho akusho ukuthi kufanele bawathathe ngenhloso lezo zithasiselo.

Amadoda afuna ukuthuthukisa impilo yawo yokuzala angakhetha amavithamini okuzala esikhundleni samavithamini okukhulelwa. Izakhamzimba ezisemavithaminini okuzala zixhasa ukukhiqizwa kwe-testosterone nokuvuselelwa kwesidoda futhi zithuthukisa isimo sokuzala jikelele.

Imibuzo evame ukubuzwa

1. Ingabe abafana bangawathatha amavithamini okukhulelwa ukuze kukhule izinwele?

Amavithamini okukhulelwa aqukethe izakhamzimba eziningi ezingase zixhase ukusebenza komzimba wendoda, kuhlanganise nokukhula kweenwele, kodwa akuyona umqondo omuhle ukuwathatha ngenhloso yokukhulisa izinwele. Isizathu ukuthi izifundo zikhawulelekile mayelana nomthelela wamavithamini okukhulelwa ekukhuleni kweenwele futhi la mavithamini angase abangele imiphumela emibi emadodeni eminingi kunenzuzo.

2. Kwenzekani uma indoda ithatha amavithamini okukhulelwa?

Ukuthatha amavithamini okukhulelwa ngephutha ngeke kubangele umonakalo omkhulu emadodeni. Nokho, ukuwathatha njalo kungaholela emiphumeleni engemihle empilweni yamadoda.

3. Ayini amavithamini okuzala kwabesilisa?

Amavithamini okuzala kwabesilisa ahlanganiswe ngokukhethekile njengevithamini nezakhi zokudla ezizuzisa impilo yokuzala kwabesilisa nesimo sabo sokuzala. Izithako ezitholakala kumavithamini okuzala kwabesilisa, njenge-zinc, i-selenium, i-magnesium, kanye nama-antioxidant, zisekela ukukhiqizwa kwesidoda esinempilo.

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