Multivitamins

[ithero]

Do you take them?

Do you think they're worth it?

Do you consider them as a partial substitute for certain foods?

Which one do you use?

 

[ithero]

I'll answer my own question first.

I take multivitamins about 5 days per week - usually when I'm eating something fatty because certain vitamins are better absorbed by fat.

One-a-day mens health formula. I don't take 7 days a week because I am worried about intake of too much of certain things.

I do use it as a substitute for certain foods sometimes, but I shouldn't.

 

[Warboss Alex]

I take 2-3 multivitamins a day, plus other pills - but that's me. A greater stress on the body through training and food intake equals a greater need for micronutrients.

I don't believe you can get everything from the diet these days, unless you grow all your own food.

ithero, take one each day.. don't shortchange your system.

 

[Shiftkey]

I take one a day with the first thing I eat. I take the ones from Trader Joe's that have a sustained release.

 

[mroriginal2]

Originally posted by ithero
Do you take them?

yes

Originally posted by ithero
Do you think they're worth it?

yes

Originally posted by ithero

Do you consider them as a partial substitute for certain foods?

yes

Originally posted by ithero
Which one do you use?

centrum

 

[WORKEROUTER]

Re: Re: Multivitamins

Originally posted by mroriginal2
yes




yes




yes




centrum

Stop using centrum. Synthetic and pretty much worthless.

They really shouldn't be a substitute, partial or not, for any type of food.

 

[mroriginal2]

Re: Re: Re: Multivitamins

Originally posted by WORKEROUTER
Stop using centrum. Synthetic and pretty much worthless.

They really shouldn't be a substitute, partial or not, for any type of food.

okay, what should I be taking then?

 

[WORKEROUTER]

Take ones that are not synthetic. Food based ones might also be better.

Try to stay away from ones with iron in them.

 

[Griffith]

My bottle of MVs say specifically "Without Iron" - what's the whole deal with the iron thing anyway?

 

[iLoveCookies]

Originally posted by ithero
Do you take them?

Do you think they're worth it?

Do you consider them as a partial substitute for certain foods?

Which one do you use?

Yes

Yes

No not really but they cover gaps that my diet and nutrition lacks

I use NOW Foods ADAM Multi, one of the most respectable nutrition companies out there and it runs circles around most other mutli-vitamins

you can get it cheap at www.bodybuilding.com

 

[aiforce_juan]

why not iron?

Iron makes you less feel tired and improves blood circulation throughout body

 

[Blowfish]

Do you take them?
Yep!

Do you think they're worth it?
Definitely

Do you consider them as a partial substitute for certain foods?
No, but a contribution to the absorbtion of nutrients in all food I consume

Which one do you use?
The really common one they sell in Australian supermarkets, Blackmores multi.