April is the month of midterm exams, the first test of the new semester for middle and high school students. This first test score becomes an expectation for learning achievement and oneself for the next year and further in middle and high school. So, the midterm exam, the first exam of the first semester of the new semester, comes as a big burden to students. In particular, high school students may feel more pressure because midterm grades are directly related to college entrance and GPA. However, with only a few days left until the exam, the most important thing at this point is basic physical strength and immunity management. To this end, pharmacist Oh Jung-seok introduced three essential nutrients to middle and high school students.
April is the month of midterm exams and the season of spring fatigueㅣSource: Getty Image Bank
1. B vitamins
At this time of year, there is an uninvited guest in the spring who harasses the students. It’s just spring fatigue. Ahead of midterm exams, there is a lot of activity at school and academy, but due to spring fatigue, physical strength and immunity can be significantly reduced. In the spring, when the metabolism is active, vitamin consumption increases 3 to 10 times more than usual, so deficiency symptoms such as drowsiness and fatigue appear.
Pharmacist Oh explained, “At this time, it is helpful to take 8 types of B vitamins that help recover from fatigue and generate energy.” In particular, vitamin B1 should be checked to see if benfotiamine, an active form of vitamin, is included. Benfotiamine prevents lactic acid, which causes fatigue, from accumulating in the body, and is known to be 8 times more bioavailable than thiamine and 4 times more than fursultiamine.
2. Choline & Inositol
What students who are already exhausted need right now is concentration for the last minute spurt. Pharmacist Oh recommended choline and inositol, which help improve concentration and memory by activating brain function. Choline is a precursor that is synthesized into acetylcholine in the body. Acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter, contributes to learning and memory control and maintenance of brain function. In other words, supplementing with choline can help improve concentration.
In addition, inositol is one of the components of nerve cell membranes, and is known to improve brain function and help relieve stress and emotions such as depression and anxiety. Choline and inositol play an important role in improving concentration and relieving tension in students ahead of a big test, and these effects are doubled when the two ingredients are taken together.
3. Beta Carotene
Students in this era are accustomed to listening to lectures on digital devices. Non-face-to-face classes due to the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) pandemic also contributed to this. Beta-carotene should be taken care of for the eye health of students who are constantly exposed to blue light emitted from devices such as smartphones, TVs, and computers. Beta-carotene is a representative nutrient that is good for the eyes, and is converted into vitamin A in the body. Vitamin A strengthens the mucous membrane of the eye surface to protect the eyes, and suppresses active oxygen to help slow down eye aging.
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