A new (bad) idea from the United States. To be in better shape, to sleep better, for a radiant complexion, against hangovers, etc. Americans are increasingly turning to targeted injections to feel better as LCI explains.

If influencers and celebrities regularly take the plunge, more and more people are testing this therapy at a minimum price of 250 euros for a 20-minute session. But, what should we really think of these vitamin injections? “When you swallow vitamins, the digestive system destroys a good part of them. With this method, there is no no messeverything goes directly into the blood”, assures doctor Reza Ghorbani, CEO of the APMI Institute in Chevy Chase (Maryland), quoted by LCI.

On the side of the American authorities and health professionals, caution remains in order. “The benefits of these IVs have not been proven by science. Also, we know that certain additives are added to the infusions, and we have not yet determined their impact on health”, assures Dr. Kevin Fiscella, professor at the University of Rochester Medical Center (State of New York), in remarks relayed in 2018 by Ouest France. For the moment, scientific studies are lacking to confirm the effectiveness of vitamin injections on health. In France, this practice remains prohibited.