I’ve gone back and forth on taking a multivitamin since I know my diet isn’t all that great. Ideally I should be working to improve that diet but let’s say due to certain circumstances that’s a bit difficult at the moment.

Would it be worth taking a 1 a day multivitamin to at least correct some possible deficiency or is it very unlikely that it would have any effect?

Not asking for professional medical advice or anything, mostly looking to see if anyone else is taking a multivitamin and if so why?

  • @[email protected]
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    271 year ago

    Some vitamines can be had too much too, so “overdosing” is a real possibility. A and D for example.

    • Caveman
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      81 year ago

      It’s pretty hard to overdose on D though, you have to drink fish oil or supplement heavily.

    • @[email protected]
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      11 year ago

      Iron although you won’t overdose on that from a men’s multivitamin since it shouldn’t contain any and a women’s vitamin has like 18 mg or something. But if a child gets ahold of a bottle of iron they can do serious damage or die.

    • @Zeko9381
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      11 year ago

      Also taking too much vitamin C can lead to kidney stones.