What are the preventive health products for men?

In fact, there is no universal preventive health care product suitable for all men. Currently, the related products that can be clinically proven to have certain auxiliary preventive effects are all targeted at individual nutritional gaps or specific health risks. Those that claim to be able to prevent all kinds of diseases under the banner of "men only" are 99% IQ tax.

Not long ago, I accompanied a 30-year-old operation and maintenance brother in the company to have a physical examination. He works shifts all year round and only takes out food. He also followed the trend and bought more than 300 bottles of "Men's Strengthening Supplements". After taking it for almost three months, not only did he always feel dry mouth, but the physical examination showed that the creatinine was slightly high. Nutritionist The doctor directly asked him to stop all the supplements and just take regular vitamin D and low-dose folic acid supplements - he rarely got sunlight, and his homocysteine was also over the limit. The total of these two supplements was less than 50 yuan. After taking it for two months, he was rechecked and all the indicators were back to normal.

For example, lycopene is the most discussed topic nowadays. Many middle-aged and elderly men say that their frequent urination is relieved after taking it, and they feel that it can prevent prostate diseases. However, the current evidence-based research conclusion is that only men who are at risk of chronic prostatitis or whose lycopene intake is seriously insufficient will have certain improvement after supplementation. If healthy men usually eat foods such as tomatoes and watermelon, extra supplementation will have no additional preventive effect and is a waste of money.

There are also zinc preparations that are regarded as "energy artifacts" by many people. If you rarely eat red meat or seafood and your serum zinc is found to be low, appropriate supplementation can indeed help improve immunity and maintain normal reproductive functions. However, if your daily diet contains enough meat, supplementing too much will interfere with the metabolism of copper, which is bad for the body.

If you usually only eat takeout and eat few green vegetables, there is no need to buy a men’s multivitamin worth hundreds of dollars. A bottle of B complex and vitamin C at a drugstore for a few dollars is enough to make up for the dietary gap. Those expensive multivitamins add a bunch of unnecessary additives, which may increase the metabolic burden on the liver and kidneys. If you are over 40 years old, drink a lot, and have high triglycerides during physical examination, you can also consider taking some high-purity Omega-3 fish oil to assist in regulating it, but you must pay attention to choosing one with a purity of more than 85%. If you buy a large bottle that costs tens of dollars and has a purity of less than 30%, most of what you eat will be saturated fat, and the more you eat, the higher your blood lipids will be.

There is also Coenzyme Q10, which has become very popular recently. Many people say that men who stay up late take it to protect their hearts. Currently, clinical practice only recommends that people with myocardial damage or those who are taking statin anti-lipid drugs supplement it as needed. Even if healthy men often stay up late, there is not enough research evidence to prove that regular consumption of Coenzyme Q10 can prevent heart problems. If you really want to protect your heart, stay up two nights less and take time to run twice a week. It is more effective than any supplement.

By the way, I forgot to mention that all health care products are only auxiliary and supplementary and cannot replace regular drug treatment. If you are diagnosed with a clear disease, you must follow the doctor's instructions and take the medicine. Don't expect supplements to cure the disease. Having said that, you really need to find preventive health care products that suit you. Don’t just rely on marketing gimmicks. Go for a regular physical examination first to check what you are lacking and then supplement it accordingly. After all, health care products are nutritional supplements that “make up for what you are missing”. They are not magic pills. If you smoke and drink every day and stay up until midnight, no matter how many supplements you take, you will not be able to fill the health holes created.