One-A-Day womens multi vitamins...?

Question

I am a vegetarian and need to start taking a multi vitamin, I bought this brand tonight only to find out that is contains fish (cod, pollock, haddock, hake, cusk, redfish) and soy. But quite a lot vegetarians consume these and have no idea of this. This is also a trusted brand. Should I take them or not? Wouldn't it mean I wasn't really a vegetarian? Here is the website showing the information. http://www.one-a-day.com/womens.html

Answer 1

Here's another myth that won't die:  that fish is vegetarian.  It isn't.  Vegetarians do not consume the flesh of any animal, and fish are animals.

There are plenty of vegan vitamins.  I also use the DEVA (you can get it at Amazon.com or any vegan online retailer), but I also like the VegLife Vegan One Multiple.  Both are once-daily vitamins that are fairly easy to swallow.

And trusted by whom?  You might want to take them back to the store (if you haven't yet opened them) and get a vegan brand.

Answer 2

One-A-Day is a good vitamin and used be millions of women successfully.

Answer 3

It's up to you if you want to take them or not, personally I wouldn't.

If you are looking for some ideas about which vitamin brand's supplements are vegetarian/vegan here's a website: http://www.vegetarianvitamin.com/ I'd recommend the DEVA Vegan Multivitamin.

Answer 4

check at the local heath food store they will have a proper vitamin to fit your needs.

Answer 5

If you knowingly swallow dead animals, especially when there's an abundance of alternatives, you are not vegetarian.  One-a-Day also has gelatin, which isn't vegetarian.  There are plenty of vegetarian-friendly multivitamins out there.