2 ?'s, iron? & chewable?
:wave: Greetings!
I've spent this weekend reading Dr. Atkins' NDR & I have 2 supplement questions: 1. Did I read this right, are we supposed to take a multi-vitamin that does NOT include iron? If this is the case, I'm having a hard time finding one. 2. I hate to admit this but I'm a big baby when it comes to pills, but I want to do this correctly. I can take some pills but have a VERY hard time with larger ones, usually mulit-vitamins are HUGE to me. I checked out some chewable, but they don't have close to the vitamins and nutriens required. Does anyone by any chance know of a vitamin that is not HUGE? Thanks for your help! I'm extremely excited to start my new life plan!!!! :D Laurie |
hi Laurie,
1. Iron "may" be a problem if you're older male or post-menopausal woman. Apparently, there was a study done in the mid-90's that showed men with levels of stored iron greater than 200 mcg/dL had increased risk of heart disease. However, that study has never been duplicated, and in fact, a study published in the Amer. Journal of Cardiology in 1997 showed the exact opposite ... higher levels of stored iron were actually protective against heart disease Quote:
The RDA for adults is 15 mg. A 6 oz broiled extra lean beef filet steak provides 3 mg iron :) note: you should NOT take iron supplements if you have a condition called hemochromatosis. If in doubt, discuss with your doctor. 2. Truthfully I don't know of a brand of once-daily multi-vitamin that isn't huge. The chewables are sweetened with fructose, honey or plain ol' sugar. There are some brands of daily multi vitamin/ minerals where you take three tablets a day to ensure better absorption. Because the amount of nutrients is divided up, the pills are smaller. NuLife is one brand, and I think GNC carries something similar. Check at a health food store; they're more likely to have this than a regular pharmacy or department store. Doreen |
Doreen, You ROCK!
WOW Doreen, you are GREAT!!! Thanks for the detailed reply. I'm definately the type of person that wants all the facts (but sometimes too lazy to get them myself).
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