[decimon]

Do but don't.

[Red Badger]

Do but don’t what?...........

[JoyjoyfromNJ]

We should probably avoid any manufactured in China, especially in the toy and dogfood factories :-) But seriously, they’re putting so many vitamins into so many different products (including Coca Cola for crying out loud!!!) that I worry about toxic levels of some vitamins being consumed.

[kellynla]

With all the Chicom food poisoning in the news lately, I found it very interesting to learn that 80% of all the vitamin C in the world is exported from China.

[decimon]

Anyone read the .pdf of brands to avoid?

[martin_fierro]

Vitamins? I scoff!

[coop71]

“Experts say the paper also ignored two major studies that found vitamins reduced the risk of death.”

Awesome! I had no idea I can become immortal just by taking a vitamin.

[traviskicks]

ping?

[Yardstick]

I’ve heard the “mainstream” multis — Centrum, One-A-Day, etc — just go through your system without dissolving and are therefore virtually worthless. On the other hand, the “healthfood store” multis readily dissolve and so are absorbed better. Anyone know if there’s any truth to this?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

I just checked my multi vitamin —Equaline —from Albertsons and it carries the USP seal....thanks...

[SamAdams76]

If you eat a balanced whole-food diet, you simply do not need to pop vitamin tablets.

Stay away from processed foods. High Fructose Corn Syrup and Hydrogenated Anything - just say no! Say yes to whole, real food such as eggs, olive oil, nuts, meats, fishes, fruits, vegetables, wine, beer, yogurt and REAL butter!

What more do you need? Margarine? No! Margarine is nothing but a stick of toxicity. A poison to your body.

Eat only what is natural and wholesome. Stay away from the processed crap and you need not take vitamins. You might even live longer than Marvin Gaye!

[Quix]

Thanks.

Ping to Joya.

[sweetiepiezer]

Thanks, ping to JACKRUSSELL

[SunkenCiv]

Also, check vitamin bottles for the United States Pharmacopoeia (USP), NSF International (NSF), or ConsumerLab.com (CL) seals. The USP and NSF are nonprofit groups that verify whether companies offer contamination-free products and use good manufacturing practices. Not every brand has the seals -- some don't want to submit to testing--but those that do (Kirkland and Nature Made carry the USP seal, for instance) are reliable.

...except for the counterfeits made in China. Those are made of drywall treated with flame retardant chemicals and coated with sugared animal feces. ;')

[SunkenCiv]

http://www.consumerlab.com/results/multivit.asp

[Salvation]

And if you want a multivitamin made entirely in the United States and not in China, you can FReepmail me and I will send you to the website.