I saw this on Aol news today.
Ideally, humans would eat only wholly nutritious real foods rich in protein, vitamins and minerals. The fact is, most of us do not meet all our nutritional needs through food, so we rely on multivitamins and supplements to achieve more complete nutrition. The problem is that it's just not that simple.
Question: Did you know that vitamins, minerals and nutritional supplements produced and distributed in the U.S. are not regulated by the Food and Drug Administration and that some multis don't actually contain what is on the label?
While it's not an overwhelming problem, it's still something to take into consideration as these 11 multivitamins were flagged for problems, and you may be (or may have been) taking them.
Health magazine gives us a breakdown of which multis to avoid and why.
For Adults
Eniva VIBE, a liquid sold in packets -- falls short of listed vitamin A
Healthy Moments Mint Cream Flavor Vitamin Strips -- contains no vitamin A and exceeds listed amount of niacin
Swanson Daily Multivitamin & Mineral -- short of listed folate
The Greatest Vitamin in the World -- short of listed folate
Weil, Andrew Weil, M.D., Daily Multivitamin for Optimum Health -- short of listed vitamin A and exceeds the amount of calcium
For Women
Nature's Plus Especially Yours Women's Multivitamin -- doesn't disintegrate properly and exceeds listed calcium
The Vitamin Shoppe Multivitamins Especially for Women -- contaminated with 15.3 micrograms of lead per serving -- 10 times amount permitted without a warning label in California -- and short of listed calcium
For Men
Now Adam Superior Men's Multi -- takes too long to disintegrate
Win Fuel Men's Formula -- short of listed vitamin A and folate
For Seniors
AARP Maturity Formula -- takes too long to disintegrate
For Kids
Hero Nutritionals Yummi Bears -- contains twice as much Vitamin A as listed, which may lead to weak bones
After these findings were published, The Vitamin Shoppe and AARP voluntarily withdrew their products and HERO Nutritionals began offering consumers a replacement.
For more recalls and warnings (on other health, wellness, and nutrition products), visit ConsumerLabs.com.
look at the vitamin shoppe womens multi containing all that lead.