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Old Wed, Jun-30-04, 09:37
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 389/312/250 Male 6'3"
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Progress: 55%
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Default Too Many Supplements?

My question surrounds supplements. I take several just for the health benefit, some that allegedly promote weight loss and some that are supposed to lower cholesterol.

Doesn anyone know which combos are bad, good etc? Should I take them all together or throughout the day?

Here's what I take, I doubt anyone has me beat.
Morning with breakfast: Policosanol, B-complex, Green Tea complex,
Vitamin C, Vitamin E, a multivitamin, Niacin,
Essential Oills, Chromium Piccolinate, Calcium
L-Glutamine.

With Lunch and Dinner: Wild Oregano Complex, Red Yeast Rice, Psyllium Husks
(Capsule) Atkin's Dieter's Advantage.

I realize this may be too much, but I haven't been sick (flu/cold) since last August when I started Atkins. Some people get bothered by taking vitamins, it has never bothered me. Just curious if I should stop taking certain combinations, switch a few things etc?

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Old Wed, Jun-30-04, 09:52
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Plan: Generic LC with tweaks
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Default Plenty of people take a lot of pills

I take a boatload, too.

I would not be taking fiber at the same time as vitamins. Fiber can block absorbtion. Agree it's tricky sometimes to find a time to get the fiber down when there's not some dose of something that needs to be absorbed.

Take what you can afford and choose to spend your money on. I play around with the dosages depending on how broke I'm feeling, and usually have to go back up sooner or later.

Saying you take "vitamin C" is meaningless to me unless I know how much. For the competitive challenge in your post, I take 12 grams / day.
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Old Sun, Jul-04-04, 22:14
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Plan: Zone
Stats: 151/129/128 Female 5'4"
BF:17.5%
Progress: 96%
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Default Vitamin absorption

Overall, the body does not absorb minerals well. Additionally, minerals compete with one another for absorption. Variations in mineral absorption also exists between the sexes. For instance, males absorb calcium better than females, yet total calcium absorption rarely exceeds 35% of the amount ingested. Although dietary fiber negatively impacts absorption of certain minerals (iron, calcium, magnesium and zinc), consuming 20-30 grams of fiber daily does not significantly interfere with absorption. In general, the insoluble fiber is more likely to interfere with mineral absorption than soluble fiber.
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Old Sun, Jul-04-04, 22:29
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Plan: NHE/UD2/General LC
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I take:
Vit C 5-6 grams
Vit E 800 IU
Zinc ?
A ?
B-100
Fish oil 10 grams
Glutamine 10-15 grams
Creatine 5 grams
Calcium ?
Multi-vit.
Magnesium 500 mg
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