I'm not exactly a body building fanatic, but i do go to the gym every other day to do some weight lifting and about 20 minutes on the treadmill. I eat decent types of food I guess, certainly getting greens as well as meat , half/half white/brown. Should i still take multivitamins though? For health and well being...
Should I take multivitamins?
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hmm thnx , i actually bought centrum the regular one which has like vit a,e,c,b1,b2,d, and some other minerals
It is highly unlikely that you are getting all the nutrients/vitamins (to make up the RDA) you need from food alone so vitamins are not a waste of money as suggested but necessary. They are also low cost. Don't forget that processed foods and cooking takes its toll on the nutritional value of food.
DUM DUM DUM DUM DUM - Beats tribal drum to support vitamins.
Haha Haha For the vast majority of us who do not live in the Garden of Eden or wherever you live where people's diets provide 100% vitamins, minerals and all required nutrients (not to mention processing/cooking wastages), then vitamins are required.
I would like to see a sample of such a diet - considering that many here are at caloric diet deficits and show how the RDA is fulfilled on food alone.
Haha! Haha! Now Derwyddon dear I know you have a crush on me but you've gota finish school. *Blushes are not in the same class as creatine or steroids.
Is that you Derwyddon or has someone stolen your nick when you left your computer on? If I lived in the Garden of Edden or if my food provided my RDA of minerals and vitamins, I wouldn't need to take any vitamins would I?
LMAO, you don't don't want to go near that dangerous creatine!! I seriously hope you only paired those two together to wind people up
To the op - spending lots of money on GNC vitamins or some other overpriced brand is most likely not worth it. However, a decent multivitamin isn't really going to hurt either.
If you keep track of your food intake (there are several free sites that do this), you can get a pretty good picture of the nutrients you are getting (or lacking) in your diet.
If you keep track of your food intake (there are several free sites that do this), you can get a pretty good picture of the nutrients you are getting (or lacking) in your diet.
Honestly, I hate the "supplements" world we live in. It seems like everyday someone comes on this forum thinks they *must* take supplements in order to even be considered "healthy." Don't waste your money on expensive supplements. Most of them are either bogus or not really needed. Supplements are just that - supplements to your food source. Not really needed, but for certain people, it is.
Taking multi will not hurt you in any way. It's really a hit or miss when you buy one. If you are already getting enough micro nutrition from food source, then taking multi will just be a waste of time. Store brands are better, if not equal, to name brands. I agree GNC is a waste of money, but other stores, such as your local NEX, Walgreens, etc have store brands that are just as good. Just read the labels and ingredients along side one of the commercial brands and most of the time they're the same thing.
To be honest, I recommend *not* taking multi unless you are cutting or on a specific diet ordered by a diet. Cutting, or "losing weight," means you are not eating enough food so it wouldn't hurt to take a multi to ensure you are getting your daily supply.
Taking multi will not hurt you in any way. It's really a hit or miss when you buy one. If you are already getting enough micro nutrition from food source, then taking multi will just be a waste of time. Store brands are better, if not equal, to name brands. I agree GNC is a waste of money, but other stores, such as your local NEX, Walgreens, etc have store brands that are just as good. Just read the labels and ingredients along side one of the commercial brands and most of the time they're the same thing.
To be honest, I recommend *not* taking multi unless you are cutting or on a specific diet ordered by a diet. Cutting, or "losing weight," means you are not eating enough food so it wouldn't hurt to take a multi to ensure you are getting your daily supply.
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And you know who is going on about people being supposedly uneducated in this forum.
well my diet pretty much consist of a poor breakfast/lunch, it usually is brunch because im first year in post secondary school, so i get to stay home most of the time till courses at night, and im used to having others cook for me (mom 
) but now instead of going to highschool, i can sleep in and wake up at about 10 where im groggy so i eat later. For dinner i guess its rice/vegis/chicken/fish
im sorta absent minded when it comes to eating fruits and drinking milk, and its winter too.. i unno
) but now instead of going to highschool, i can sleep in and wake up at about 10 where im groggy so i eat later. For dinner i guess its rice/vegis/chicken/fishim sorta absent minded when it comes to eating fruits and drinking milk, and its winter too.. i unno
Can you post a direct link with that links own assertion that it meets all vitamin/mineral/nutrient RDA? matt182, I thought you were learned if not educated, or are you educated but not learned?