What’s your take on Multi-Vitamins?
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I take one (women's multi) because of known health issues and deficiencies. Also D3 on top of that by doctor's orders.1
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If you have a medically diagnosed vitamin deficiency multi-vitamins is understandable. Otherwise most people just waste money and the placebo effect reinforces their bias to it's benefits. Most take them as "insurance" for future issues or because the listed potential benefits outweigh any risk factors.2
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I don't take anything. I feel like I eat a pretty well balanced, diverse diet with plenty of vegetables and fruit, so I don't know that it would be necessary for me. I have not noticed any symptoms that would lead me to believe I'm deficient in anything. When I took a health exam for life insurance, the lady acted so surprised that I didn't take any vitamins, so it makes me wonder if I should.
The only thing I've considered is omega 3 fish oil. I've heard that recommended for everyone so many times, and I do not eat fish like, ever. But I've consulted dr. google and I'm not sure if that's necessary either.
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Hey MFP Fam!
What do you think of Multi-Vitamins? Are they an important part of your health and wellness journey and if yes, what do you take? And if no, why not?
A balanced diet is the important part of maintaining health and wellness, and random combinations of multivitamins are not going to replace healthy eating habits. If there is a deficiency, I trust my dr to prescribe whatever supplement is needed.1 -
Just a Vit D3 supplement because I'm deficient.1
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I take a multi whenever I find them on sale or have a coupon. As others have said, I see it as "insurance" probably because I grew up when everyone was telling you it was important to!
I take D because my doctor told me the only D on my blood test was from supplementing - I'm albino vampire colored
And I take fish oil because it seems like it might be helpful. Not proven, but some familial health concerns make it possibly beneficial so I decided to go for it.6 -
I take B12 and Vitamin D, only because I have a deficiency. Tried the multi vitamin, that didn't help with either. Tried the pill form of both B12 and Vitamin D, that didn't work. I have to take liquid form of both to get my levels to a normal range.
Does it hurt to take the multi vitamin, probably not.1 -
dr called it expensive pee. i listen to my dr4
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I don't take a multi because I like more control over the forms and quantities of the various vitamins and minerals. You only get "prevent deficiency" amounts in multis. I'm anemic and learned from experience that the particular form of iron makes a difference.1
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My diet is pretty solid...I don't take a multi vitamin. I do take 2000 IU of D3 because I was defficient (had to take more at first) and 2000 IU maintains my D levels.0
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Yes...... Because I have a malabsorption problem
I take a multi, a vitamin d/calcium and b12 injections0 -
My take on multivitamins is that they're an excellent way to make expensive urine.
If a doctor has detected a vitamin deficiency they'll prescribe a supplement for that particular vitamin, or more likely help you adjust your lifestyle so that you get more of the vitamin your lacking.
A few cents a day isn't expensive at all. Especially compared with the enormous cost of getting tested for all vitamins & minerals.. which almost no doctors routinely do.
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I took a lot of vitamins and minerals at one time, but now only take what I need to supplement most. Since I get more than enough of most vitamins and minerals from my diet, I only supplement a few things, and most of those are precautionary anyway.
ETA: If you are one of those people who just eats cookies and pop tarts while preaching "as long as it fits my calories," then you should supplement with a multi-vitamin.8 -
elsie6hickman wrote: »I don't take vitamins or supplements. Why not? Because they are unregulated, how do you know how much you are really getting
Some supplements are tested & verified by an independent lab, particularly USP & NSF. Their websites list the supplements they've verified.3 -
Nope. Unless you have a medically proven deficiency.
Otherwise you’ve just got expensive pee.2 -
I take a multi because I know I don't eat enough fruits and vegetables or fish. I also take iron because I get anemic when I don't.1
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I do not take a multi vitamin - as long as diet is reasonably healthy I do not think it is neccesary.
I do take iron tablet because history of mild anaemia.0 -
Hey MFP Fam!
What do you think of Multi-Vitamins? Are they an important part of your health and wellness journey and if yes, what do you take? And if no, why not?
I take a multi-vitamin sometimes. Most of the time I forget to take it. I started taking it because I felt maybe I wasn't getting enough of something through my diet.
I would not spend a lot of money on such a thing. I just have a store brand multi-vitamin.1 -
Unless you have a deficiency, it will just give you more expensive pee.1
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Expensive pee seems to be the dismissive remark in this thread.
How much do you think Multivitamins cost? Mine cost me about three cents per day. I'm guessing some of it is beneficial, even if it's only half absorbed that's only one and a half cents per day.
That's not expensive by even Third World standards.14
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