Multi-Vitamins

[BigRic]

Is their any difference between brands of Multi-Vitamins, or are they all basically the same?

[Holto]

well the bad ones have synthetic preservatives ie: centrum

the good ones don't seem to have any

[ryuage]

some have more per serving some have different vitamins and or herbs... read the labels

[BigRic]

but what things, should I look for in high doses, and which things do I not want to have?

[geoffgarcia]

but what things, should I look for in high doses, and which things do I not want to have?
post your average daily intake of these vitamins and minerals and it should be fairly obvious what ur lacking...
if ur not tracking ur diet its difficult to tell what ur lacking

[BigRic]

I don't really know the contents of these things in what I eat, my diet is fairly good.

Yesterday:
BreakFast:9am
2 eggs (the weird orange yolked ones)
1 cup of cottage cheese with a handful of blueberries
2 slices whole wheat bread with pb.

Lunch:1pm
2 chicken ceasar wraps (coudln't get home after physio cuz I was going to the gym

Afternoo:4:30pm
MCDONALDS!(the good stuff)
2 whole wheat grill chickens
2 fajitas
a fruit n yogurt parfait

Dinner:7:30 pm
2 chicken breasts.
1 cup of peas.
I missed my last meal cuz I was at my gfs :(

[Holto]

but what things, should I look for in high doses, and which things do I not want to have?

read the non-medicinal ingredients and stay away from preservatives

the good brands don't use any

Solaray is big in the USA

[David]

Here is the one I take. As you can see it's pretty loaded with all the good stuff. :study: http://labelinfo.nutritionexpress.com/Pill.aspx?Price=55.99&Msrp=65.99&Grp=&Usr=a52290672389000&Itm=99-103-90&Add=N

I used to take multivitamins that were in one capsule...but there is just something wrong with that. How can they fit all those vitamins into one capsule? With the one I take now it's 8.

I take it right after working out or after dinner on my off days.

[Vido]

Some have certain things in them like iron that upset some people's stomachs.

[Scott S]

"Senior Formula" baybee!

[JTyrell710]

How can they fit all those vitamins into one capsule?


YES- I was just thinkin this today... so many vitamins.. only one pill- is it magic?

[David]

YES- I was just thinkin this today... so many vitamins.. only one pill- is it magic?

Gee, that's a toughie but I'm going to have to say no it's not magic.

They make one capsule multivitamins at the expense of other vitamins AND minerals so you're not even getting as many of them as you would with an 8-a day pack.

If you're going to be eating 1-a day mulitivitamins you might as well pop them into your mouth like skittles.

[Vido]

Considering that if your diet is fairly balanced you shouldn't even "need" a multivitamin, I don't think having ones with 400000000 X the recommended dose is necessary. The one a days are just fine.

I seriously think that those people taking the expensive vitamins who are "feeling the results" are just experiencing a rather large placebo effect, OR have very poor diets to begin with.