Multivitamins for Rookies
by Zach
Bashore
zone3
Multivitamins are a great way to get the daily recommended vitamin
intake that cannot be obtained in your diet. Just take a pill and you have
your daily needs in one easy swallow. Multivitamins are the most
convenient way to get vitamins to your body that would otherwise be left
out. You are going to learn what multivitamins do for the body and learn
the deficiencies of not getting enough vitamins in your body. After
reading this article, you should then understand why it is crucial to
supplement with a multivitamin.
Zach BashoreJanuary 6, 2006 Multivitamins are a great way to get the
daily recommended vitamin intake that cannot be obtained in your diet.
Just take a pill and you have your daily needs in one easy swallow.
Multivitamins are the most convenient way to get vitamins to your body
that would otherwise be left out. You are going to learn what
multivitamins do for the body and learn the deficiencies of not getting
enough vitamins in your body. After reading this article, you should then
understand why it is crucial to supplement with a multivitamin. Vitamins
are food substances that assist essential biochemical reactions within
your body. There are thirteen known vitamins divided between fat soluble
and water soluble. Fat soluble stores in the body for months and come in
the forms A,D,E, and K. Your body is able to store enough water soluble
vitamins to only last a few weeks. The nine vitamins that are labeled
water soluble are C, B1, B2, B6, niacin, folic acid, biotin, and
pantothenic acid. If you are eating a healthy diet with lots of whole
foods and the correct balance of proteins, fats, and carbs, you should be
fine. However, if your diet is not so great, then you should consider
investing in a basic multivitamin. There are many problems associated with
not getting enough vitamins that it would take a book to fill. Some of the
most basic signs of deficiency are a higher tendency to feel stressed and
you may feel sick more often. Cigarette smoke also depletes vitamin C,
calcium, magnesium, vitamin D, vitamin E, and selenium, so if you smoke,
make sure that your multivitamin contains these ingredients. Bodybuilders
mostly want vitamins for their muscle building and fat loss effect.
However, 99% of the world`s population are not bodybuilders, but they
should still take a multivitamin. Women of childbearing age, people over
age 60, pregnant or breast feeding woman, strict vegetarians, people on
weight loss diets, and anyone not eating a balanced diet, all benefit
greatly from them. Even if you take a multivitamin, you still need to eat
a healthy diet. Foods such as vegetables, fruits, and whole grains provide
fiber and many other antioxidants not found in any type of pill. Look for
100% of the daily value for vitamins such as vitamin D, B1, B2, B3, B6,
B12, folic acid, and at least 20 micrograms of vitamin K. A multivitamin
should not cost you more than a few cents a day. You don`t need a fancy
multivitamin to have a good body, just make sure you have one. Taking more
that 100% of the daily value is not good for you. In fact, it is harmful because large doese of copper can interfere
with the absortion of zinc and vice versa. Large doses of vitamin A and
zinc are also harmful for your body and is worse for you than not taking
one at all. I hope that you now understand the basics of multivitamins and
will make an educated decision next time you go shopping for vitamins.
Until next time.
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