Multivitamins?

[Journeyman]

I was wondering what people thought of multivitamins like "One-A-Day" or GNC Megaman, along with some other ones on the market...

Are these really necessary? Has anyone really felt the difference between taking them and not?

Ideas and opinions please..

[MidnightSpecial]

I was wondering what people thought of multivitamins like "One-A-Day" or GNC Megaman, along with some other ones on the market...

Are these really necessary? Has anyone really felt the difference between taking them and not?

Ideas and opinions please..

i take them.

good if you dont have a well rounded diet...also good for a day after a long night of drinking.

you can get multivitamins for dirt cheap so why not take them?

you just piss out the excess you dont need

[Spartacus Sully]

i take the gnc sport for men and personally i feel as though it helps with recovery. it has branched chain amino acids and L glutamine which those alone should help with recovery so i dont know if the multi vitamin part even does anything

[Clegg]

i take them.

good if you dont have a well rounded diet...also good for a day after a long night of drinking.

you can get multivitamins for dirt cheap so why not take them?

you just piss out the excess you dont need

Agreed....

[Jack3d]

If you feel you can get enough vitamins and minerals from the foods you eat, then I wouldn't bother.

If you don't, then get a Multi.

Try Orange Triad

[BrooklynBomber]

I was wondering what people thought of multivitamins like "One-A-Day" or GNC Megaman, along with some other ones on the market...

Are these really necessary? Has anyone really felt the difference between taking them and not?

Ideas and opinions please..

Only if you cant get your hands on real food.

[GymRat]

Multivitamins are not only needed for exercise, but for everyday life, even if you are an outstanding eater. The bad thing is that most multivitamins do more harm than good over the long run. Brands like Centrum, GNC, big name brands, etc. don't make their vitamins with whole foods and instead the vitamins and minerals in them are chemical and synthetic. Additionally, probably 95% of vitamins on the market contain fillers, artificial flavors and colorings, chemicals, etc. The economy-level, affordable, good brands of vitamins and minerals are Nature's Way, TwinLabs, Swanson, and Natrol. At least that's what I prefer. If you're rich and spendy, go for Usana, Advanced Bionutritionals, and there are a few other brands.

Things to look for in a vitamins:

- No GMOs.
- Made from whole foods and not chemicals.
- Organic.
- Contains no fillers.
- Contains no artificial colors (especially red dyes and "lake" dyes, those are the worst.)
- GMP certified, or at least USP certified, but GMP is best.
- Vitamin B12 should not be made with cyanocobalamin, but this isn't mandatory. It just means the company spends less on their ingredients.

I take around 30 different pills total a day, but at a minimum you want to try to get at least this much of the following daily:
Vitamin C - 1,000 mg
Vitamin D (can be obtained by softgel supplement or sun exposure) - 2,000-8,000 IU
Magnesium - 500 mg
And a good multivitamin to fill in the gaps.

Good luck.

[TheSmash]

Only if you cant get your hands on real food.

Why do top pros take them then? I can't imagine they are having a hard time finding real food.

Even with a great diet, you need to supplement with vitamins to get the most out of your body. It also comes down to the quality of what you're taking. Centrum, One a Day, GNC and the other mega-brands aren't worth a damn.

[Journeyman]

o wow, i didnt know the gnc megaman sport i was taking was ****ty quality...

thanks for the comments

[BrooklynBomber]

Why do top pros take them then? I can't imagine they are having a hard time finding real food.

Even with a great diet, you need to supplement with vitamins to get the most out of your body. It also comes down to the quality of what you're taking. Centrum, One a Day, GNC and the other mega-brands aren't worth a damn.

First of all, what do you know pros are taking?? Ain't none of them are sharing their supps chest, unless they are endorsing a product, because thats usually how you find out a pro of your choice is taking some "magic" pill.
Multivitamin has its place, but if you are eating a good, high quality diet you are not gonna make much use from your multi-v.
My comments here are specifically addressed to the main audience of college and high school age kids who really are counting every dollar they got and that 30 bucks they spend on a supplement may mean a difference between a good or bad meal they are gonna have.
They should stick to good meals and leave most of the supplements to people who have too much spare cash on them.