Health Articles: Drugs That Deplete Vitamins and Minerals

January 18th, 2008 Health Articles Posted in B vitamins, health articles, nutrition, supplements, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamins and minerals |

This is one of our many health articles provided to give you information that can empower you. If you use any of the following substances, increase your intake of foods that will give you the depleted vitamins and minerals, and use supplements.

This chart is an abbreviated list of the negative effects that specific drugs may have on the nutrients in your body:

Drug	Nutrient Depleted
Alcohol	B12, Folic Acid, B6
Amphetamines	B12, C, Potassium
Antacids	A, B, B2, Folic Acid, Iron
Antibiotics	A, B12, C, E, Calcium, Iron
Anticonvulsants	B12, C, Folic Acid, Calcium
Antidiabetics (Oral)	B2, B12, C, D, Folic Acid
Aspirin (Salicylates)	B6, B12, C, E, Folic Acid
Cardiac Glycosides	D, Calcium, Magnesium
Chelators	Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Zinc
Cholestyramine	A, B12, E, Folic Acid, Iron
Clofibrate	A, B12, Iron, K
(Oral) Contraceptive Steroids	B2, B6, B12, C, E, Folic Acid
Diuretics	B12, Folic Acid, Calcium
Glucocorticoids	B2, C, Niacin, Calcium, Zinc
Hydralazine	B6
Isoniazid	B6, Niacin
Laxatives	A, B6, B12, Folic Acid, Iron
Muscle Relaxants	B2, B12, C, Folic Acid
Neomycin	A, B2, B6, B12, Iron
Oral Contraceptives and Estrogen	B6, B12, Folic Acid
Penicillamine	B6, Copper, Zinc
Potassium Chloride	B12
Sulfasalazine	Folic Acid
Tetracycline	C
Triamterene	Folic Acid
Trifluoperazine	B12