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Health Benefits of Men's Daily Multivitamin

lundi 17 février 2014

By Arthur Kavanaugh


Hey men, what's your take on men's multivitamin supplements? Good, bad or worthless? Many males are examining their daily habit of supplementing with a men's multivitamin due to the study that appeared in "Journal of the North American Medical Association".

Called "Physicians' Health Study II", male volunteers were given either a multivitamin or placebo and monitored from 1997-2011. Investigators found that men who received multi-vitamins were as prone to heart issues as the group who took placebos.

The object of the trial study was to gather evidence on whether or not a men's multi-vitamin decreased the risk of "site-specific cancer incidence or mortality". The doctors who took part in the study 1) ate nutritious diets 2) body mass indexes were low 3) exercised frequently 4) took baby aspirin daily.

Or, as Duffy MacKay VP Scientific and Regulatory Affairs, Council for Responsible Nutrition summed it up, "The undeniable fact that the participants were already engaging in these healthy behaviors would have made it extra hard for a multi-vitamin to meaningfully contribute towards reducing any significant risk of coronary disease. "

Nevertheless the investigators reported an 8% reduced risk on all cancer types for study individuals who took a men's multivitamin. The study centered only on linking men's multi-vitamins with reducing risks of cancer. Though findings show vitamins don't "meaningfully" make a contribution to reducing risks of heart problems, it didn't address the imperative reason for supplementing with multiple vitamins.

Essentially, vitamins take up the slack caused by nutritional inadequacies. Did you know that an insufficiency in one vitamin can endanger your total body?

It is possible you eat the "right" foods as a part of a well-balanced diet. If that is so it's possible you get all of the vitamins you need. Maybe but not probable, as most people eat out frequently, eat ready-made foods and snack on fast foods. Only a few people have the time or drive to observe every mouthful they eat!

What about Enriched Foods?

Do you actually know what enrichment of foods really means? It suggests some vitamins are put back into the processed food that were removed through processing! However not really. Take processed flour as an example. Of 22 natural nutriments that were removed due to heat, storage, and so on. "enrichment" replaces them with vitamin D, three of the B vitamins, calcium and iron salts. You do the maths!

Any Tips for the Best Multivitamins for Men?

To avoid vitamin toxicity, do not supplement with more than 100% of daily recommended requirements of any single vitamin. Your multi shouldn't contain iron. Men only require about 8 mg iron and almost always get enough from eating red meat.

If you're employed in an office, you may not get sufficient sunlight; ensure you get 1,000 IU vitamin D each day. For a healthy heart, men need 400 mcg (micrograms) of folate daily. For brain health, the advocated amount of B12 is 2.4 mcg. For vision and to support your immune system, 3,000 IU of Vitamin A is recommended. Men need 90 mg of the anti-oxidizing agent Vitamin C daily.

These are bare bones of contents in the best multivitamins for men. The final word is: irrespective of studies, most males will find advantages in a men's multivitamin.




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