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In fact, last time I looked into multivitamins, most have "megadoses" of nutrients - doses far in excess of the DRV. Either because it's easier for the manufact
by cdr 12y ago
In fact, last time I looked into multivitamins, most have "megadoses" of nutrients - doses far in excess of the DRV. Either because it's easier for the manufacturer to produce that way, or because 1000% of something sounds better to a layperson than 100%. The major advertised brands like Centrum are especially guilty of this and the generics copy to look equivalent.
To even get a multivitamin with only 80-100% of DRV max, you have to look for a "mature" multivitamin, usually labeled as age 50+ - 60+.
I don't have a varied or complete diet, so I take a mature multivitamin - Kirkland (Costco house brand) Mature Multi, well reviewed in Consumer Reports and elsewhere when I looked into vitamins. And really cheap, as low as $10 for a 400 count bottle.
If you're really interested in less than 100%, most ought to be easy to split in half with a pill splitter.