multi - vitamin

I currently...

  • Use a one daily

    Votes: 27 67.5%

  • I do not

    Votes: 6 15.0%

  • Use to, but stopped

    Votes: 4 10.0%

  • Thinking of using one.

    Votes: 3 7.5%
  • Total voters
    40
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Just curious how many members use a one daily multi vitamin. Years back i used GNC Mega men. But with the advent of hypertension, doc suggested i drop it, and just go with a normal daily multi vitamin. I currently use rite aid one daily. Really grey area. Some swear by them, others see them as a waste.
 
Fish oil seem to be one of the few supplements people positivity agree on. I noticed my skin isn't as dry any more.
 
Once a day Gummies only problem is I like them want eat more so once while they are twice day morning and night.
 
I take a multi vitamin everyday. I figure at a minimum it's helping me get some of the things needed that I might be missing with my meals.
 
Vitamin D is essential too. Not enough in the multi vitamins though. But I am sure a lot of us spend more time outdoors than most people nowadays.
 
MV:

Doesn't help.

Doesn't hurt.

No testing is done of dissolution & bioavailability as MV products are OTC and kinetic testing isn't mandatory. Vitamin absorption is complex since the body was designed to absorb vitamins from food - cofactors can be required that are not in vitamins but are in food.

There is "not enough to make a difference" of vitamins and minerals people are commonly lacking (iron, magnesium, calcium, cholecalciferol, etc..) to make up for a deficiency.

Multi vitamins are loaded with B vitamins and vitamin C - American's diets are generally not lacking in these nutrients.

You'd be better off just eating more vegetables and fruits.
 
I take Gaspari nutrition "Anavite". It will always help imho.

Most doctors are just going to tell you they don't recommend using it because It isn't FDA approved. Personally, I say take it. Especially if you don't a lot of raw fruit & veggies your body needs it.

I've been taking multi vitamins for better half of my life and besides dementia...
 
I have a list of healthy living supplements and super fruits I take daily. got a kid coming have to be around so my old red bull and cigarette diet had to go. Best part its an MLM company so I get my products for free because I sold them to other ppl :P
 
I take one multi-vitamin per day from a reputable company. Reputable companies use bioavailable sources of nutrients. I am a Biochemistry major, with a Nutrition minor, and worked in a nutritional labeling laboratory, and I am not positive it's really necessary. My reasoning is simply that a multi-vitamin is a "back-up plan" that if I don't eat perfectly, I cover any micro-nutrient deficiencies. "Mega-Vitamins" (taking 5X of a daily requirement of a given micro-nutrient, for example) are a waste of money IMO and not supported by any peer-reviewed studies.
 
I used to work at a vitamin store part time and have tried a few different brands. The ones that seem to work the best for me are the food-derived vitamins from Garden of Life. Specfically, their new line called Kind Organics. They offer a one-a-day, 2-a-day and prenatal. I personally take the 2-a-day formula and the biggest difference I see when I take them is better sleep and more energy upon waking. Most of the studies that claim that MV's are useless and don't help fill nutritional gaps look at the cheap grocery store one-a-days. The RDA for most vitamins and minerals hasn't been reviewed/updated in quite a while. With our hectic society and way of life, we need way more than 100% RDA of many vitamins and minerals. It's best to not rely on supplements though. Try eating nothing but vegetables, fruits, whole grains, lean meats, and organic dairy for a while and you'll feel like a million bucks.
 
The Gloss Boss said:
Most of the studies that claim that MV's are useless and don't help fill nutritional gaps look at the cheap grocery store one-a-days.
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The problem is, there are to the best of my knowledge, no peer reviewed 2x blind placebo controlled studies with MVs. I believe there are some old ones from the 1950s - but nothing current.

Of course all high dollar MV manufacturers claim "clinical studies" that show their product to be superior. However, the term "clinical study" - means nothing professionally....It could mean you brought your history book to a clinic to study it... A "clinical study" is analogous to a detailing supply manufacturer X Saying they tested their new wheel cleaner and it's "the best"...

But, just to be clear - don't get MV confused with minerals. Most minerals are easier to absorb & study. Single ingredient products like the calciums, magnesium oxide, and potassium supplements (Rx) have been proven time and time again through kinetic measuring and clinical outcomes to be effective.
 
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