Group: Specific Diets & Nutrition

Specific Diets & Nutrition
Created: 2012/01/01, Members: 104, Messages: 22775

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Vitamins

colgin
colgin
Posts: 35
Joined: 2002/11/18
United States
2003/01/16, 01:38 PM
According to my food logging software, on the average day I am hitting my recommended daily allowance for all vitamins and minerals except for two, Vitamin D (on which I am woefully low) and magnesium (around 65% of DV). Should I just get a supplement for these two or should I get a multivitamin that covers all vitamins and minerals? If I do the multivitamin is there any concern about having too high an intake on the other vitamins for which I am already having adequate intake?

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mikencharleston
mikencharleston
Posts: 1,585
Joined: 2002/01/09
United States
2003/01/16, 02:04 PM
Just keep in mind that the RDA is the minimum required to keep you from getting scurvy and those other things that come with malnutrition. Just kidding, sort of. The RDA is the minimum and I think most of us wouldn't be hurt by supplemental vitamins/minerals if nothing else.
mackfactor
mackfactor
Posts: 766
Joined: 2002/10/17
United States
2003/01/17, 03:07 PM
Yeah, RDA values are the minimum required to prevent deficiency. Often times, higher levels will offer more benefits. If you get a multi, try to get one without iron (since you are male), since males produce plenty of it on their own. Iron turns toxic at too high of levels.

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