Health News & Info — Storing Vitamins

The Best Practices for Storing Vitamins to Maximize Their EffectivenessStoring vitamins properly is crucial to ensure they deliver their intended health benefits without degradation. Recent research from Purdue University underscores the importance of keeping your vitamins and supplements in conditions that preserve their potency. Understanding the Risk of Humidity and Heat Both the kitchen and bathroom are commonly used for storing vitamins but are the worst places due to high levels of humidity and fluctuating temperatures. High humidity can trigger a process known as deliquescence, where water-soluble substances like certain vitamins, dissolve. Vitamins prone to this process include vitamin C...