Re: Vitamins
my doc says you need one tablet each of the all-in-one formula’s daily… like “women’s one a day”, and you need 1 tablet of calcium. thats it.
isn’t folic acid mainly if you’re trying to get pregnant?
this tells you what overdosing on certain vits can do to you-
A standard multivitamin supplement doesn't come close to making up for an unhealthy diet. It provides a dozen or so of the vitamins known to maintain health, a mere shadow of what's available from eating plenty of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. Instead, a daily multivitamin provides a sort of nutritional safety net.
While most people get enough vitamins to avoid the classic deficiency diseases, relatively few get enough of five key vitamins that may be important in preventing several chronic diseases. These include:
- Folic acid
- Vitamin B6
- Vitamin B12
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin E
A standard, store-brand, RDA-level multivitamin can supply you with enough of these vitamins for under $40 a year. It’s about the least expensive insurance you can buy.
From: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/vitamins.html