Multi-Vitamin Poll

marathonic

What do you find the best for 'quality versus value" with regards to multi-vitamins. At the moment, I use Alpha Men from myProtein but don't think I'd be lucky enough to randomly pick the best - it's just the one I started with.

All prices are after delivery to Ireland and based on the recommended daily intake.

AST Multi Pro 32X - Cost €0.20 per day

Solgar Formula VM-75 - Cost €0.17 per day

Solgar Formula VM-75 - Cost €0.36 per day

Now Foods Mens Multi - Cost €0.33 per day

myProtein Alpha Men - Cost €0.54 per day


I'm thinking Solgar as I've seen it recommended on other threads. If you recommend Solgar, do you think the V-2000 is worth the extra money over the V-75 formula?

Also, does anyone have a cheaper source?

marathonic

Sorry, that 2nd Solgar option should be Formula VM-2000 (as in the poll)...

Scuba Ste

What are you basing your prices on? I'm getting different prices altogether.

For what it's worth I just get mine Boots, whatever's on special. I don't think you need to over think it tbh.

Tonto86

I'm just using tescos multi vits.... I'm assuming vitamins are vitamins

marathonic

Scuba Ste wrote: »

What are you basing your prices on? I'm getting different prices altogether.

For what it's worth I just get mine Boots, whatever's on special. I don't think you need to over think it tbh.

I'm basing the prices on the recommended daily serving of each product and the price (including delivery) from iHerb or myProtein.

iHerb's delivery is $4 and myProtein's is 4.95 euro.

I've read somewhere that the cheaper multi's are full of fillers. I'm not sure whether this is the case or not.

BadCharlie

I just get whats ever cheap.

Laisurg

The ones from lidl I was under the impression vitamins are just vitamins, i laugh when i see ON selling vitamins for like 15 quid a bottle :L

El Guapo!

I use Multibionta.
http://www.seven-seas.com/multibionta/products/advanced-formula

squod

Won't 1 tablet a day just end up as we-we if your body doesn't require that particular vitamin at the time you're taking it. Don't get these doses like.

drdeadlift

Animal pak

DL Saint

Rubex soluble multi-vitamins, got a crate of 20 tubes off a mate of mine for free, so it was handy enough

Mellor

Food.

Satanta

I generally dont take a multivitamin. I would go on a course of Pharmaton (30 days worth) if I am feeling sustained lethargy.

Dathai

Usually just take Animal Pak. There are loads of supplement sites that do deals on Universal products every now and again. Animal Pak is usually always included in those deals so I grab 3 cans and it does me until next time. Usually save about 30-40%.

I used to take the Holland and Barrett multivitamin, but I started getting really bad stomach pains after taking them (with or without food).

marathonic

Dathai wrote: »

Usually just take Animal Pak. There are loads of supplement sites that do deals on Universal products every now and again. Animal Pak is usually always included in those deals so I grab 3 cans and it does me until next time. Usually save about 30-40%.

Seems quite expensive. Is it good? Where do you normally get it and how do their prices compare to iHerb's €27.21 including delivery for 44 Packs?

Dathai

Usually just buy it from online supplement places in the UK and Europe. I just tend to shop around for deals on stuff like that.

Only thing that sucks about the Animal / Universal supplements is how many tablets you have to take.

marathonic

Dathai wrote: »

Only thing that sucks about the Animal / Universal supplements is how many tablets you have to take.

lol... I know what you mean. With myProteins Alpha Men, it recommends you take two in the morning and two at night but I half that dose and take one each time.

At the moment, I'm leaning towards Solgar VM-2000 and only taking one per day instead of two. The rest I should get from food and the 180 caps will last 6 months.

tHE vAGGABOND

I have never heard of any of the multi vit's in the poll - clearly out of the loop and need to do some research!!

drdeadlift

Mellor wrote: »

Food.

which brand is that?

marathonic

drdeadlift wrote: »

which brand is that?

Tayto!!!

opinion guy

Multi-vitamins are pointless - there's generally not enough of anything in them to justify spending money on versus just eating more healthy.

Kaneda_

Holland and Barretts - 240 pills for something like 12.99?....could be a euro or two of its along time since i bourght them.

drdeadlift

opinion guy wrote: »

Multi-vitamins are pointless - there's generally not enough of anything in them to justify spending money on versus just eating more healthy.

Then why is it a multi million $$$ industry?

King of Kings

drdeadlift wrote: »

Then why is it a multi million $$$ industry?

cos people are being scammed. The fact that people buy into this doesn't mean it's any use.

The only multi vit I thought did anything tangeable was animal pal - which I only take occasionally if I feel run down. It prob works out a 1 batch a year

Normally I'd only tale Vit C and fish oil.

drdeadlift

King of Kings wrote: »

cos people are being scammed. The fact that people buy into this doesn't mean it's any use.

The only multi vit I thought did anything tangeable was animal pal - which I only take occasionally if I feel run down. It prob works out a 1 batch a year

Normally I'd only tale Vit C and fish oil.

You say its a scam but you take them yourself?

opinion guy

drdeadlift wrote: »

Then why is it a multi million $$$ industry?

There is a difference between multi-vitamins and vitamins.
I'm all for single vitamin supplements. But multivitamins tablets are generally ****e and contain irrelevant amounts of things.

cc87

opinion guy wrote: »

There is a difference between multi-vitamins and vitamins.
I'm all for single vitamin supplements. But multivitamins tablets are generally ****e and contain irrelevant amounts of things.

You could also say that unless you have tests carried out to find out what you are deficient in then single vitamins are a waste of money

Spending money on guesswork

opinion guy

cc87 wrote: »

You could also say that unless you have tests carried out to find out what you are deficient in then single vitamins are a waste of money

Spending money on guesswork

Well that is the trick really isn't it ? But I don't really advocate taking single vitamins blindly. Medicine has to catch up with this stuff imho. B12 is about the one thing where medicine is up to speed in terms of clinical testing etc. Folate deficiency is something with good awareness also. Vitamin D is something thats slowly percolating into the medical consciousness.

But regardless of all that, spending cash on multivitamins that give you the nutritional equivalent of a few nuts, grains, some veggies, an orange and a bit of fish now and then seems kinda pointless when you could just change your diet to include those things wouldn't you say ? Arguably the forms of those thing you find in actual food are better absorbable and more useable by the body anyhow

cc87

opinion guy wrote: »

But regardless of all that, spending cash on multivitamins that give you the nutritional equivalent of a few nuts, grains, some veggies, an orange and a bit of fish now and then seems kinda pointless when you could just change your diet to include those things wouldn't you say ? Arguably the forms of those thing you find in actual food are better absorbable and more useable by the body anyhow

Which is why the supplement industry is big money.

If people have 2 choices, change their diet so its healthier or keep their dodgy diet but spend some money on tablets they have to take each day.

The majority will pick the second choice as from their point of view its the easiest.

King of Kings

drdeadlift wrote: »

You say its a scam but you take them yourself?

apologies for writing a 2 line response instead of a detailed answer on my beliefs.

The industry in general is a scam - much as the supplement industry is a scam too.
However I take vitamins and supplements - why?
cos I've found amongst the crap there are a few gems that work for me.

I'l admit I;ve invested in a few stinkers in my time - last year I bought a tub of purple wraath on a whim - it didn't do much but itch my skin when I sweated.

Kadongy

I LOLed at the 100% selection of "other" tbh.

I [occasionally] take Lucovitaal Super Multi A-Z 50+ with Q10.

I am not over 50. I got this mainly because it has high iron and low calcium content, and also because it was half-price. Calcium interferes with iron absorption (and other minerals). I drink plenty of milk.

Really the iron content is the only thing I was looking for.

opinion guy

King of Kings wrote: »

of purple wraath

You expected something good from a product called purple wraath ????:eek:

King of Kings

opinion guy wrote: »

You expected something good from a product called purple wraath ????:eek:

**** me - purple wraath is a savage name.
It had decent reviews at the time and I've blown more money than 40 notes ( I got a discount cos I was buying a 10lb bag on ON) on other ****e

but if my missus can buy a pair of shoes on a whim I can buy a supplement on a whim/

opinion guy

King of Kings wrote: »

but if my missus can buy a pair of shoes on a whim I can buy a supplement on a whim/

lol....flawless logic!!!