Multivitamins - Ingredients, side effects and benefits of taking Multivitamins

People who do not intake enough of various minerals and vitamins in their diet should take multivitamin nutritional supplements. Special diets, such as a vegetarian diet, may require specific supplements. Those that have illnesses impacting diet or taking medicines that reduce the absorption of certain nutrients may need supplementation. Special multivitamin supplementation is available for pregnant women.

MVM, or multiple vitamin-mineral supplements, have a wide variety of necessary and non-necessary nutrients. Through the convenience of a single pill, people can get a wide number of supplemental vitamins and nutrients. These supplements help to prevent deficiencies of minerals and vitamins in the body and help people to receive the health benefits believed to come from taking high levels of nutrients.

A minimum of 100% of the U.S. Recommended Dietary Allowance (USRDA) or the Daily Value (DV) of vitamins with recommended values is typically available in most MVMs. Mineral levels in high potency MVMs are usually 100%, while regular MVMs often have lower percentages.

Micronutrients that need to be in a complete multivitamin are the following vitamins:

Vitamin A
Vitamin B1 (thiamine, riboflavin, niacin and/or niacinamide, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin B12, pantothenic acid, and biotin)
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Vitamin K

And the following minerals:

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