Multivitamin guide How e ?ective are the multivitamins you take What are the best multivitamin brands on the market Edition CThe Multivitamin Guide Vitamin supplements are becoming increasingly popular According to a recent national health survey as many

How e ?ective are the multivitamins you take What are the best multivitamin brands on the market Edition CThe Multivitamin Guide Vitamin supplements are becoming increasingly popular According to a recent national health survey as many as million Americans use multivitamins on a regular basis But are you getting what you ? re paying for A study conducted at Yale New Haven Hospital tested vitamin products Only were judged as having adequate ratios of nutrients Find out which multivitamin products really work Contents What is the source of this information How is the comparison made What are the optimal doses for each vitamin and mineral What are the ?ndings of the comparison What is the score of the multivitamins you are taking Price and availability of top nutritional supplements How do the commonly-available vitamin brands compare Appendix A Full list of multivitamin products and their scores Appendix B De ?nition of the comparison criteria Appendix C Why take vitamin supplements Appendix D Do medical authorities recommend vitamin supplements - - CThe Multivitamin Guide What is the source of this information The information in this document comes from the thirdedition of the Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements ISBN written by Lyle MacWilliam BSc MSc FP This is the most comprehensive science-based comparison of multivitamin products published to date Please note that this document provides only a high level summary of the ?ndings of the guide For more in-depth information it is recommended you purchase a copy of the guide from www amazon com The author of the Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements Lyle MacWilliam is a respected biochemist and a former member This guide provides the most comprehensive comparison of vitamin supplements available on the market in North America of Canadian Parliament He was commissioned by the Canadian Minister of Health to develop a new regulatory framework to ensure people have access to safe e ?ective high quality nutritional products This guide is the culmination of over six years of research and analysis in this area Lyle MacWilliam BSc MSc FP In this comparative study Mr MacWilliam identi ?ed over multivitamin formulas which were available on the market in the United States and Canada He then short-listed of these products for further analysis and comparison How is the comparison made Fourteen criteria were used to compare the short-listed multivitamin products The development of each criterion was based on scienti ?c evidence available in the latest published medical literature The comparison criteria are as follows Completeness Potency Bioavailability Bioactivity of Vitamin E Cardiac Health Triad Homocysteine Reduction Triad Bone Health Complex Antioxidant Triad Glutathione Support Metabolic Support Bio avonoid Pro ?le Phenolic Compound Pro ?le Lipotropic Factors Potential Toxicities For an in-depth explanation of each of the comparison criteria please refer to Appendix B From these criteria a Product Score based on a percentage ranking is calculated A score approaching represents a product that possesses those characteristics for optimal nutrition Conversely a low percent score represents a product possessing few if any

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