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Multi vitamins
- Thread starter Rita Wood
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Leadinglights
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I would not have thought there was any problem as most over the counter multivitamins are pretty well designed to be safe for anybody and are only at small concentrations of the components. But the information on the product leaflet in your medication should tell you what not to take.
AndBreathe
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Talking to a medic chum of mine, he is not at all a fan of multi-vitamins, on the basis they have a very little of lots of stuff and unlikely to have enough to improve any decent deficiencies. His advice is to measure levels, then supplement where required, with dosages based on requirements.
I know it isn't always easy to have your vitamins tested, and if you feel you want to, I reckon it'd be unlikely to do you any ahrm.
As for the gummies? I'd be wondering if they had sugar in them, but that should be listed on the ingredients list. Of course, if they have sugar it's depend how much and how many you need to take.
So, all in all the answer is "maybe or maybe not". Not helpful I know. Sorry.
I know it isn't always easy to have your vitamins tested, and if you feel you want to, I reckon it'd be unlikely to do you any ahrm.
As for the gummies? I'd be wondering if they had sugar in them, but that should be listed on the ingredients list. Of course, if they have sugar it's depend how much and how many you need to take.
So, all in all the answer is "maybe or maybe not". Not helpful I know. Sorry.
Docb
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My pharmacist niece is no fan of multivitamins either on the grounds that if you are not deficient in any vitamin, they will go straight through and if you are deficient in anything then the dose is not enough to do anything about it.
If you have signs or symptoms of a vitamin deficiency, then your GP will get tests done and if necessary will prescribe a regime that will have a decent chance of correcting things.
If you have signs or symptoms of a vitamin deficiency, then your GP will get tests done and if necessary will prescribe a regime that will have a decent chance of correcting things.
Leadinglights
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I suppose if you look at it from the point of view that they may not do much good but unlikely to do any harm and as long as they don't cost too much then I might as well take them. It was mainly because when I went low carb I had low folate which I suspected was because of not having foods supplemented with folic acid and probably a few other things as well.