I was told multi-vitamins are not effective?

Question

I was told that it was more effective for your body to consume individual supplemental pills (e.g. B-12 pills, C pills,D pills) etc.. than mult-vitamin pills (e.g."One a Day" pills)

Is this true?

Answer 1

It depends on the brand and the content of the multivitamins. I would not bother with any multivitamins sold at Walmart and such stores. I would buy multivitamins at health food stores only,  as they have better quality products. It is a common problem that bottles contain less than what is stated on the label.

Always read the label, so you know how much of each supplement is in the bottle and choose a reputable brand name. (After much research I chose Added Protection III multivitamins by Douglas Lab for my family, I order it from www.myvitanet.com - they are a bit slow to ship but have good products for competitive prices).

There is a website with good info on supplements:

http://www.supplementquality.com

Taking vitamins separately is generally ok but not with B vitamins. You should always take them as a B complex. Taking an individual B vitamin can throw off the balance of the other B vitamins.

Best of luck.

Answer 2

they are

Answer 3

your liver is what they call the store house...it has everything....and it even stores vitamins from weeks to months, and uses it when your body is asking for it, and with food it can replinish it....did you know thats its extremely rare to be deficient in a vitamin? vitamins are good because they are natural(take capsules they are vey well absorbed rather than tablets) but if you eat the right foods you can still get the vitamins and save money....if you insist on taking the vitamins take them every other day, that way you wont pee most of it out, and you save some extra cash.

Answer 4

well you have been told a lie.

Answer 5

The medical benefits of multivitamins are inconclusive.  It's believed that if you eat a balanced diet then you should not need to take a multivitamin.  However it would also appear to be true that people who take multivitamins live longer than those who don't.  Now the cause and effect in that last statement may well not be linked, it could just be that people who take multivitamins lead healthier lifestyles anyhow.

Answer 6

I use a multi-vitamin, and my physician endorses my choice. I think it varies from "expert" to "expert" and on the particular needs of your body.

Answer 7

Not true. You should not take vitamins that your body produces on its own (Melatonin for example) because your body will stop producing it, but vitamins you eat (calcium, iron, B, A, etc.) are fair game. Multivitamins are great because you get it all in one pill, rather than having to take seven everything morning and they are just as effective together as they are separately.  

Answer 8

it depends, but if you are going to buy every single supplement you are going to spend like five hundred dollars a month, and you-ll have to swallow like 50 pills a day, i rather take the multivitamin. and eat a good variety of foods, so you will get all the supplements naturally.  

Answer 9

Depends on what you eat and how much you work out