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mMmmmm centrum :love:
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so we can’t take that either now 
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Well, you should avoid Centrum. Take Geritol or the Rite Aid Brand if you’re in the U.S. I would think that Geritol should be availabe in other parts of the world as well since it’s made by GSK
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Given that I don't really have much of an alternative, I'll stick to Centrum liquid, albeit the presence of alcohol. As long as it doesn't get me high and alter my senses, I think Allah will understand, if He so chooses. And as the Quran does repeat, God is oft merciful.
Jeez, people can't live and let live. Its like a keera that eats them from inside to make others feel guilty about every effing action they take.
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i don’t think he wanted to make us feel guilty, i think he was just trying to inform people like me who hadn’t a clue about that. you get offended quickly
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Jeez, people can't live and let live. Its like a keera that eats them from inside to make others feel guilty about every effing action they take.
Centrum getting you DUI? gawd.. yeh discussion kahan se kahan pahunch gaya. Arrey itna measure kar ke aap religion nahi follow kar saktey ho- Tussi US ich ho, tay hun thora compromise karna painda si... do you eat McD's burgers or insist on halaal?
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Whole Foods has a generic brand of multivitamin tablet without gelatin.
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Respectable Sisters
I just went through this thread by chance. I was quite amazed by the fact that most of you are not only very sincere to your religion, but also very simple.
Let me clarify it in a very simple way.
Gelatin is a substance which is derived from two sources; Animals and Plants. In animals, it is present in the joints, joint coverings, tendons i.e., ends of muscles etc etc. Common animal sources of Gelatin are Beef (Bovine Gelatin) and Pork (Porcine Gelatin). As far as plants are concerned, the most coomon source is Maize or Corn.
Lets briefly touch certain facts.
1. The animal gelatin is very difficult to extract.
2. The quanity of gelatin retrieved per kilogram of flesh is very less.
3. Throughout the world, the drug companies are looking for cheaper ways to get/extract maximum quantity of gelatin.
4. The cheapest, quickest and most economical source adopted by most of the drug companies is through plants.
5. In Pakistan, as in most other countries, more than 90-95% gelatin is of plant origin.
6. There is no source of Porcine Gelatin in any Muslim country in the world.
7. In Pakistan, have you ever noticed the big names of Jelly Crystals? They are Rafhan (Quick Set Jelly Crystals) and Fauji (Jelly Crystal). Yes jelly is prepared from Gelatin. Do you note any connection? Yes it is a very simple, open connection. The biggest names in Maize/Corn Products in Pakistan are Rafhan, Fauji etc etc. And it is from this Maize/Corn, they are producing such a huge chunk of Gelatin, that almost all the Parmaceutical requirements of Pakistan are fulfilled indigenoulsy.
8. So throughout Pakistan, no company is using any Gelatin from Pork. It is so damn uneconomical that even in foreign countries, the plant Gelatin is preferred.
9. So you can all very safely use Centrum.
10. One last point regarding Commercial Gimmicks. I am a doctor and I know some tricks of trade adopted by Drug Companies and their Medical Representatives. It is a cut throat competetion out there. There are drug companies whose medicines sell like hotcakes (like Centrum of Wyeth). At present more or less 62 brands of Multivitamins with minerals are available in Market. The number of other preparations without minerals is far more. It only requires one Medical Representative of a not so very renowned company to pass a rumour that such and such medicine has such a draw back. And BINGO. The purpose id solved. Just imagine how many of you have started disliking Centrum. That is Commercialism.
Mind you, I have not been bribed by Wyeth to say anything good for Centrum. Infact, no company is using Pork/Porcine Gelatin. A few months ago, I had personnaly discussed the whole issue of Gelatin with a Professor of Bio-Chemistry having a long experience in Agricultural Universaty, Faisalabad. Rest assured in Paksitan, it is PLANT GELATIN from MAIZE etc and not PORK.
Regards.
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Thanks for all the info! But what's the source of all this, specially the line above?
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Abhay, I called the companies and their reps have stated they are using porcine gelatin.
Also some suggestions: Cook the centrum liquid if you’re that darn paranoid about 5.7 PERCENT of alcohol in 1 TABLESPOON of a fluid.
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eating too many vitamins is not good for you anyway........there have been links between cancer and eating too many vitamins
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Not getting proper vitamins is also harmful. You usually eliminate excess vitamins in waste. Obviously, you don't want to overdose.
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you might as well get them from natural foods/fruits etc rather than taking vitamin supplements
me being a Pharmacist should maybe encourage you to take these pills etc 
…but I think natural sources are better :k:
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It can be quite hard at times to ingest all of the required vitamins and minerals you need for the day. Some days you might get an excess of this or that vitamin, but usually you don't end up taking in everything you need.
But yes, a balanced meal is a must. Nonetheless, I do not want people getting the impression that if they take supplements in the designated dosage provided on the bottle/box, that they are in any way putting themselves in harm's way.