What's the best one-a-day multi-vitamin?

Onlooker

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Fri May-28-04 07:16 AM
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What's the best one-a-day multi-vitamin?

I've want to take a multi-vitamin, but there are too many choices and probably too many fraudulent products. How does one decide? Are they all the same? Are there some companies that command the respect of holistic or medical types?

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Bronco69

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Fri May-28-04 07:17 AM
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1. Flintstones chewables!

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demnan

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Fri May-28-04 07:27 AM
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2. Here's what I choose:

I wanted one that had a good amount of calcium and iron, as I'm a woman so I take a generic brand of One-a-day Woman's vitamin. It's cheap and has just enough calcium that with a healthy diet I know I have enough.

It depends on your needs, but if you just want a multivitamin take one-a-day for women or regular (for men) respectively. Centrum is also a good vitamin for men but doesn't have enough calcium for a woman.

Don't get involved in all the high power stress this vitamins. The regular brands are good enough for most people.

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phaseolus

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Fri May-28-04 07:44 AM
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4. Yes, Generic is good.

It's all the same 'stuff', and generic is cheaper. I use a generic Centrum-knockoff vitamin & mineral supplement, and I can really tell the difference when I exercise vs. not taking any.

Due to price fixing vitamins are expensive enough as it is -- you don't need to pay extra for the name on the bottle...

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LynneSin

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Fri May-28-04 07:37 AM
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3. do NOT take one with more than 100% of Vitamin A

Too much vitamin A actually can be bad for you. Vitamin A, like D & K are fat soluable vitamins. That means if you have more than you need, the rest gets stored in your fat. (B & C are water soluable - you piss out the extra vitamins you don't need).

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cestmoi

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Fri May-28-04 09:21 AM
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5. Best information on vitamins at Consumers Lab; independent testing

http://www.consumerslab.com/

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