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Title: A vitamin a day may do more harm than good
Post by: SteelePegasus on January 24, 2007, 08:09:52 AM
If you're banking on a daily vitamin to make up for any deficiencies in your diet, you may be getting a whole lot more — or less — than you bargained for.

Of 21 brands of multivitamins on the market in the United States and Canada selected by ConsumerLab.com and tested by independent laboratories, just 10 met the stated claims on their labels or satisfied other quality standards.

Most worrisome, according to ConsumerLab.com president Dr. Tod Cooperman, is that one product, The Vitamin Shoppe Multivitamins Especially for Women, was contaminated with lead.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16655168/?GT1=9001
Title: Re: A vitamin a day may do more harm than good
Post by: alexxx on January 24, 2007, 08:14:39 AM
Which are the good brands?
Title: Re: A vitamin a day may do more harm than good
Post by: chainsaw on January 24, 2007, 08:18:40 AM
Which are the good brands?

Fuckin Centrum.  Can You belive that shit?
Title: Re: A vitamin a day may do more harm than good
Post by: GoneAway on January 24, 2007, 08:20:19 AM
Fuckin Centrum.  Can You belive that shit?

Do YOU feel 100%?
Title: Re: A vitamin a day may do more harm than good
Post by: El Diablo Blanco on January 24, 2007, 08:24:55 AM
No Animal packs?
Title: Re: A vitamin a day may do more harm than good
Post by: Board_SHERIF on January 24, 2007, 08:53:49 AM
If you're banking on a daily vitamin to make up for any deficiencies in your diet, you may be getting a whole lot more — or less — than you bargained for.

Of 21 brands of multivitamins on the market in the United States and Canada selected by ConsumerLab.com and tested by independent laboratories, just 10 met the stated claims on their labels or satisfied other quality standards.

Most worrisome, according to ConsumerLab.com president Dr. Tod Cooperman, is that one product, The Vitamin Shoppe Multivitamins Especially for Women, was contaminated with lead.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16655168/?GT1=9001



Unregulated industry = Fillers + Contaminates + Under Dosed   
Title: Re: A vitamin a day may do more harm than good
Post by: nycbull on January 24, 2007, 09:31:06 AM
On a positive note, several of the most popular multivitamins on the market did pass muster, said David Schardt, a senior nutritionist at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a nonprofit consumer advocacy group in Washington, D.C.

These included Centrum Silver, Member's Mark Complete Multi (distributed by Sam's Club), One A Day Women's and Flintstones Complete.




Im going out and getting Flinstones Complete!!!!

yaba daba dooo!!!!
Title: Re: A vitamin a day may do more harm than good
Post by: Bluto on January 24, 2007, 09:33:04 AM
problems with some brands, especially those for bodybuilders is that they contain too much of some vitamines and minerals, overdoses.
check that shit.
Title: Re: A vitamin a day may do more harm than good
Post by: nycbull on January 24, 2007, 09:52:35 AM
too bad you have to pay to get the complete results of the study.
Title: Re: A vitamin a day may do more harm than good
Post by: rccs on January 24, 2007, 10:04:27 AM
I simply don't buy multivitamin stacks. I only buy some magnesium and zinc pills at a pharmacy. Magnespasil is a good choice.
I confess that I am almost sure that 90% of all protein supplements are a fake! I would like to see a study like this being carried out on bbing supplements...
Title: Re: A vitamin a day may do more harm than good
Post by: dan18 on January 24, 2007, 10:09:20 AM
I simply don't buy multivitamin stacks. I only buy some magnesium and zinc pills at a pharmacy. Magnespasil is a good choice.
I confess that I am almost sure that 90% of all protein supplements are a fake! I would like to see a study like this being carried out on bbing supplements...
eat your veggies and take c e and d caps and your good to go..
Title: Re: A vitamin a day may do more harm than good
Post by: The True Adonis on January 24, 2007, 10:36:05 AM
I am glad that I have NEVER taken a Multi-Vitamin in my life.

Title: Re: A vitamin a day may do more harm than good
Post by: dylan_dent on January 24, 2007, 10:50:23 AM
I actually have had some experience with vitamins being overdosed. Years ago I used to take GNCs male oriented multi. well, after about a week of taking them every day as indicated on the bottle, I started having odd problems. The first was very very amber colored urine...the next was a severe dizzy...medicine-head/hangover feeling. I actually had to leave work it got so bad. I stopped taking them and it went away in a day.

D
Title: Re: A vitamin a day may do more harm than good
Post by: Bluto on January 24, 2007, 10:56:53 AM
I simply don't buy multivitamin stacks. I only buy some magnesium and zinc pills at a pharmacy. Magnespasil is a good choice.
I confess that I am almost sure that 90% of all protein supplements are a fake! I would like to see a study like this being carried out on bbing supplements...

why would they be? manufacturing protein powders is cheap. no need to fake it.
Title: Re: A vitamin a day may do more harm than good
Post by: Bluto on January 24, 2007, 10:57:59 AM
I am glad that I have NEVER taken a Multi-Vitamin in my life.



maybe you should. if you did a doctor check im sure they find that you lack in a lot of key areas because fo your limited diet.
in the long run, it will affect you
Title: Re: A vitamin a day may do more harm than good
Post by: Bluto on January 24, 2007, 10:59:05 AM
I actually have had some experience with vitamins being overdosed. Years ago I used to take GNCs male oriented multi. well, after about a week of taking them every day as indicated on the bottle, I started having odd problems. The first was very very amber colored urine...the next was a severe dizzy...medicine-head/hangover feeling. I actually had to leave work it got so bad. I stopped taking them and it went away in a day.

D

well the more is better approach could be potentially dangerous when it comes to vitamines and minerals.
Title: Re: A vitamin a day may do more harm than good
Post by: Board_SHERIF on January 24, 2007, 11:00:03 AM
I actually have had some experience with vitamins being overdosed. Years ago I used to take GNCs male oriented multi. well, after about a week of taking them every day as indicated on the bottle, I started having odd problems. The first was very very amber colored urine...the next was a severe dizzy...medicine-head/hangover feeling. I actually had to leave work it got so bad. I stopped taking them and it went away in a day.

D

Posted on: Today at 01:04:27 PMPosted by: rccs  
I confess that I am almost sure that 90% of all protein supplements are a fake! I would like to see a study like this being carried out on bbing supplements...



Classic examples why the supplement industry needs regulating.  Yes prices would go up but the quality would increase and you would know whats on the label is in the bottle, instead of putting trust in Dynobolic Nutrition etc...
Title: Re: A vitamin a day may do more harm than good
Post by: dylan_dent on January 24, 2007, 11:19:00 AM
Not that it would further my point...but I forgot to mention my ears were ringing like crazy too. Crazy shit...literally a vitamin OD.

D
Title: Re: A vitamin a day may do more harm than good
Post by: 240 is Back on January 24, 2007, 11:24:45 AM
Most worrisome, according to ConsumerLab.com president Dr. Tod Cooperman, is that one product, The Vitamin Shoppe Multivitamins Especially for Women, was contaminated with lead.

EAT LEAD, COPPERS!
Title: Re: A vitamin a day may do more harm than good
Post by: onlyme on January 24, 2007, 12:46:27 PM
Which are the good brands?

The best is by Beverly International.  Check out the dosages they have.  And you can't beat the quality.
Title: Re: A vitamin a day may do more harm than good
Post by: Captain Equipoise on January 24, 2007, 02:28:57 PM
I am glad that I have NEVER taken a Multi-Vitamin in my life.



Is that why you're so scrawny ? ;)
Title: Re: A vitamin a day may do more harm than good
Post by: Wombat on January 24, 2007, 06:47:49 PM
I simply don't buy multivitamin stacks. I only buy some magnesium and zinc pills at a pharmacy. Magnespasil is a good choice.
I confess that I am almost sure that 90% of all protein supplements are a fake! I would like to see a study like this being carried out on bbing supplements...

and considering that alot of them are made by bodybuilders who are lying drug addict cheats...You wonder if that 90% is closer to 98%...
Title: Re: A vitamin a day may do more harm than good
Post by: SteelePegasus on January 24, 2007, 06:56:35 PM
Animal Pak is doing the trick for me..then again it could be in my mind