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Keep in mind, there are two main categories of vitamins - Water Soluble (B family and C) and Fat Soluble (A, D, E & K). These are “micro” nutrients, so dosages are small, i.e., micro-grams or milli-grams. Keep in mind and this applies to anything we put in our bodies – too much of a good thing, can turn bad if we over do it, i.e., there are number of health issues that can occur with vitamin excess. Your main reference should be Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA), while on the top end, there is Tolerable Upper Intake Levels (UL).
For the most part, a healthy balanced diet should yield all one needs, whereas certain categories, e.g., seniors, children and pregnant mothers, can address possible deficiencies with vitamin supplements.
For the most part, a healthy balanced diet should yield all one needs, whereas certain categories, e.g., seniors, children and pregnant mothers, can address possible deficiencies with vitamin supplements.
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I look at the multivitaman I take as a back up. I like to thing that I eat well and that I get most of the nutrients I need through food. For that reason, I chose a multivitamin which provides just 100 % of nutrients and does not go into the throusands of percent. I do not expect to feel any different because of the multivitamin.
A lot of vitamins will indeed just be eliminated from the body if there is too much of it but be aware that some of them can be toxic in higher doses, and here you have to be mindful of your additional comsumption through food. I personally saw the results of too much vitamin D, and it was a prolonged wild goose chase before this was even suspected and before the symptoms were reversed.
Whether it is necessary to take a multivitamin is for you to answer after looking at your food intake and whether there are deficiencies. As said, to me it's a back up, and I also do not spend a lot of money on the brand I chose.
A lot of vitamins will indeed just be eliminated from the body if there is too much of it but be aware that some of them can be toxic in higher doses, and here you have to be mindful of your additional comsumption through food. I personally saw the results of too much vitamin D, and it was a prolonged wild goose chase before this was even suspected and before the symptoms were reversed.
Whether it is necessary to take a multivitamin is for you to answer after looking at your food intake and whether there are deficiencies. As said, to me it's a back up, and I also do not spend a lot of money on the brand I chose.
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I agree with Karin that you can and should get most of what you need vitamin-wise from your daily food intake. I'm not sure what "difference" you were expecting to see by taking the vitamins you speak of - what were you looking for? Also, I have never heard that you expel all of the nutrients that you obtain through a multi-vitamin. As a matter of fact some medical professionals recommend taking them - again, as Karin says above, this is usually to make up for the lack of certain vitamins in our food intake or lifestyle. Here's a link to a Harvard School of Public Health website for an article on this subject. In pertinent part it says "when it’s all boiled down, the take–home message is actually pretty simple: A daily multivitamin, and maybe an extra vitamin D supplement, is a great way to make sure you’re getting all the nutrients you need to be healthy." This is the message that I would agree with.
I can't really speak to the Sports-pak that you mention above, but a regular daily multi-vitamin seems to be helpful in many instances, not harmful in most instances, and certainly not fully expelled-unused.
I hope this helps.
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I can't really speak to the Sports-pak that you mention above, but a regular daily multi-vitamin seems to be helpful in many instances, not harmful in most instances, and certainly not fully expelled-unused.
I hope this helps.
LaRue, CSCS
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lecfitness@yahoo.com
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you do expell a lot of the GNC sport pack because it has some high doses of water soluble vitamins, as well as a certain percentange of it not being absorbed. A vitamin is a safety net for what we don't get with all of todays processed foods.
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The answerrs are all great. Water soluables (B & C groups) can be excreted if not assimilated. Fat soluables (A. D, E & K) can be toxic in high doses. To me the most important dietary consideration is to eat a healthy diet, based on ADA recommendations. Taking a multivitamin with no nutrient in excess of 100% of recommended daily intake is just a backup, as has been suggested. Megadosing I definitely recommend against.
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Many of these posts have valid information. In general, your body absorbs what it needs. In the case of water soluble vitamins the excess will be excreted. If you take too much of the fat soluble and your body can't absorb it all, it gets stored in your fat cells and can cause problems related to vitamin toxicities. Incidentally, B-12 is both water and fat soluble and can build up in the body if too much is taken.
Our food quality is not such that we are getting everything that we need. In addition, most of us tend to eat the same foods routinely, thus not providing the variety of nutrients that we need.
I generally recommend a whole food based multi-vitamin, a quality fish-oil and probiotics to my patients.
Our food quality is not such that we are getting everything that we need. In addition, most of us tend to eat the same foods routinely, thus not providing the variety of nutrients that we need.
I generally recommend a whole food based multi-vitamin, a quality fish-oil and probiotics to my patients.
