Where do you keep your vitamins? They're probably in your kitchen near the glasses so you remember to take them each morning with breakfast. Or perhaps they are in the bathroom above or near the sink? Is there anything wrong with that?
Yes there is according to a new study. According to an article by Jennifer Warner for medicine.net, researchers at Purdue University in Indiana concluded that humidity can affect the potency of vitamins.
The process is called deliquesence and occurs when humidity causes a water-soluble substance (e.g. a vitamin pill) to dissolve.
The study was published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry .
According to the article, "The first signs of nutrient degradation are usually brown spots, especially on children's vitamins," and recommends discarding any vitamin that shows signs of spots or moisture inside the bottle.
Keeping your vitamins in an area of your home with as little humidity as possible is recommended.
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