gendered multivitamins

victoriavoodoo
victoriavoodoo Posts: 343 Member
in Food and Nutrition
So I'm out of my multi, and my boyfriend has like One a Day Teen Multivitamin for Him. I read the label and it seems to have most of the same stuff, some things in different amounts. Oh and no iron.

Can I take that for a couple days until I can go buy mine? The gendered thing is a gimmick right?


I don't think I'd die without a multi for a few days but I'm a pescetarian who doesn't like milk so I try to take something lol.

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  • herblackwings39
    herblackwings39 Posts: 3,930 Member
    You should be fine either way. A couple days without a multi won't kill you and if you decide to take his it should be fine too.
  • littlebudgie
    littlebudgie Posts: 279 Member
    You'll be fine. If you want to up your calcium intake without milk, though, you could eat more bok choy or canned salmon with the bones still in (half a can gives you 20% of your RDA of calcium).
  • FunkyTobias
    FunkyTobias Posts: 1,776 Member
    The major difference is the lack of iron. Since men don't menstruate, they don't usually need additional iron (it can even be detrimental).

    Like the others said, don't worry about it.
  • stward9280
    stward9280 Posts: 8
    I take my wife's leftover prenatal multi's. Boo yah!
  • ThisCanadian
    ThisCanadian Posts: 1,086 Member
    I take my wife's leftover prenatal multi's. Boo yah!

    Craving a little folic acid, were we? :wink:
  • Aliviuum
    Aliviuum Posts: 67
    I take my wife's leftover prenatal multi's. Boo yah!

    WIN.

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