Multivitamin Choice OK?

[xenithon]

Hi All,

I have run out of my old multivit (which I got overseas and cannot get here) and am looking for a relacement. Unfortunately it's not like the USA and other places where you can get very strong multivits, very cheaply at most stores. Here, a shop like GNC is actually not that expensive and the other manufacturers (local) are rather dodgy and not 100% trustworthy. I was thinking about doing the following and just wanted some input:

I take 2 tabs a day, the first is the GNC MultiGel (serving size is two caps, I will only take one in the morning). The second is Berocca, which I will take either in the afternoon or with dinner. This is more of a full B-Complex but with added things. I just wanted to check if the amounts of the daily vitamins and minerals I will get in one MultiGel will be enough (since I know the B-Vitamins will be covered with the Berocca). Please keep in mind I train 4x a week, quite hard and intense, but I am nowhere near a full bodybuilder and I weigh only 145lbs.

Thanks!

PS. Here is what I would get from two MultiGel caps, I will only be taking one so its half of the following:

Vitamin A (50% as beta-Carotene and 50% as Fish Liver Oil) 10000 IU 200%
Vitamin C (as Ascorbic Acid) 300 mg 500%
Vitamin D (as Fish Liver Oil) 400 IU 100%
Vitamin E (as d-alpha Tocopherol) 300 IU 1000%
Thiamin (Vitamin B-1)(as Thiamin Hydrochloride) 50 mg 3333%
Riboflavin (Vitamin B-2) 50 mg 2941%
Niacin (as Niacinamide) 50 mg 250%
Vitamin B-6 (as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride) 50 mg 2500%
Folic Acid 400 mcg 100%
Vitamin B-12 (as Cyanocobalamin) 50 mcg 833%
Biotin 50 mcg 17%
Pantothenic Acid (as Calcium d-Pantothenate) 50 mg 500%
Calcium (as Calcium Carbonate and Dicalcium Phosphate) 200 mg 20%
Phosphorus (as Dicalcium Phosphate) 50 mg 5%
Iodine (as Potassium Iodide) 150 mcg 100%
Magnesium (as Magnesium Oxide) 50 mg 12%
Zinc (as Zinc Sulfate) 15 mg 100%
Selenium (as Selenium Amino Acid Chelate) 50 mcg 71%
Copper (as Copper Gluconate) 2 mg 100%
Manganese (as Manganese Sulfate) 10 mg 500%
Potassium (as Potassium Sulfate) 30 mg 1%

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This is what I get per Berocca (B-Complex)

Vitamin B1 (thiamine) 15 mg
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) 15 mg
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) 10 mg
Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) 10 µg
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) 300 mg
Biotin 150 µg
Nicotinamide 25 mg
Pantothenic acid 23 mg
Calcium 100 mg
Magnesium 100 mg
Folic Acid 400 µg
Zinc 10 mg

[beenie]

Sounds like more than enogh to me. You may want to add ALA since I didn't see it listed.

I was in a GNC in Thailand a few months ageo. In Thailand, they don't even carry the GNC brand vitamins. I think they were selling Centrum - pretty crappy choice for people who work out hard IMHO.

[daman1]

Sounds like more than enogh to me. You may want to add ALA since I didn't see it listed.

I was in a GNC in Thailand a few months ageo. In Thailand, they don't even carry the GNC brand vitamins. I think they were selling Centrum - pretty crappy choice for people who work out hard IMHO.

Just get some green tea. Best anti-oxidant out there at neutralizing free radicals. The darker the tea, the more anti-oxidant power.