Why Choose VitaWeight Vitamins and Minerals?

Dr David Ashton, who developed the VitaWeight™ formulation, is one of the very few doctors with special expertise in micronutrient deficiencies following weight loss surgery.  Dr Ashton regularly lectures to medical audiences and recently gave a bariatrics “Masterclass” to more than one hundred doctors and specialists at the Royal Society of Medicine.

Features of the VitaWeight™ formulation

Our supplements have particular advantages for the surgical weight loss patient. 

• Rapid absorption.  Both multivitamin and iron tablets dissolve in water/juice for rapid and easy absorption.  Drugs given in a soluble format are much more easily absorbed than those in tablet/capsule form.  The liquid format is also very helpful for post-surgery patients who sometimes find tablets and/or capsules difficult to swallow
  
  

• Concentrated B Vitamins. Our multivitamin contains all 8 of the key B vitamins, ieThiamin (B1); Riboflavin (B2); Niacin (B3); Pantothenic Acid (B5); Pyridoxine (B6); Biotin (B7); Folic Acid (B9) and Cyanocobalamin (B12). These vitamins help the body to metabolize food, protect the heart, regulate nerve growth and boost the immune system.

  Note that the high concentration of crystalline B12 in VitaWeight^TM removes the need for B12 injections 
  
  

• Calcium citrate.  Almost all standard multivitamin formulations use the carbonate form of calcium. The problem is that calcium carbonate is not well absorbed following weight loss surgery, which is why the ASMBS recommends using the citrate salt instead and why we have included it in the VitaWeight formulation. The citrate salt is well digested and absorbed, even when stomach acid is decreased
  
  

• Trace elements.  Our multivitamin preparation includes comprehensive trace element support, including zinc, selenium, copper, molybdenum and chromium
  
  

• Iron (LipoFer^®).Our iron supplement, LipoFer® contains a complex of iron (as a ferric pyrophosphate salt) and liposomes and has several important properties:

  1. Absorption of iron using LipoFer® is 5 times greater than using a standard iron salt.  

  2. It has no metallic taste and does not irritate the stomach or bowel

  3. LipoFer® does not trigger oxidation of unsaturated fats or vitamins