25-04-2012, 14:14
I strongly disagree. There are hundreds of studies proving the effectiveness in regards to overall health, your immune system and avoiding diseases/conditions. It is difficult to get all everything from diet. I have a very simple diet and I know it lacks alot of things I need and multi is the perfect way to get it. It just about convenience. I don't really like most of the foods that are high in Zinc so taking a multi that contains what I need is just more comfortable.
The problem with taking everything divided individually is that the products often have too much and it is too many pills to swallow.
In my supermarket they sell zinc supplements that have 50mg of zinc(way too much). Zinc toxicity occurs at above 60mg a day.
However I believe some people have negative conditions because they take too much of stuff or their Vitamin product contains too much of certain things. For example Vit C. A good daily amount is 80-200mg. Yet you see companies selling 1g tabs that people take multiple times a day. There is actually a long list of negative side effects from more than 2g of consumption a day.
The problem with taking everything divided individually is that the products often have too much and it is too many pills to swallow.
In my supermarket they sell zinc supplements that have 50mg of zinc(way too much). Zinc toxicity occurs at above 60mg a day.
However I believe some people have negative conditions because they take too much of stuff or their Vitamin product contains too much of certain things. For example Vit C. A good daily amount is 80-200mg. Yet you see companies selling 1g tabs that people take multiple times a day. There is actually a long list of negative side effects from more than 2g of consumption a day.