(was: What brand of multivitamin) Dangers of vitamins?

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I've read that if you're eating a balanced diet like on bfl vitamins

are unnecessary and can cause a toxic build up. Has anyone ever heard

this? I'm not sure if I should take a vitamin or not. I can't help

but wonder if it's all about money because most of the popular

vitamin brands are $40 a bottle or more.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2225150.stm

>

> Even tho you drink a Myoplex Lite daily you can see by their

> nutrition label most vitamins/minerals are only at 50%, with only a

> few meeting the daily recommended (which is only a recommendation,

> many active people need more of certain vitamins).

> http://www23.netrition.com/myoplex_lite_page.html

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> So I would still recommend a womens multivitamin - one with all the

> B vitamins (complex) because it aids your body when under stress &

> you are stressing it by exercising. More vitamin C is ok because it

> is needed to stop your body making cortisol (a muscle wasting

> hormone) in response to stress/exercise, and minerals like

> calcium/zinc/magnesium/chromium are all good ingredients to look

for

> in a multivitamin. Dont glaze over, just pick a good name brand

> (note higher price doesnt always mean better). I have used the GNC

> womens brand (like said), Centrum, and the WeightSmart brand

> by OneAday. They are all good choices.

>

>

> <<joni>>

>

> *If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment

> and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found

> the safest way to health.*- Hippocrates c. 460 - 377 B.C.