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[rfrench]

I've been using Puritan's Pride vitamins - Men's Multi-vitamin.  They seem to do okay for me, but I'm not a nutrition expert nor do I play one on TV.  So, I was wondering if anyone had any experience with them good or bad.  Any info regarding if they are worthless or are good vitamins would be appreciated.

Thanks!

[saint_john]

rfrench, on 18 January 2012 - 09:16 AM, said:

I've been using Puritan's Pride vitamins - Men's Multi-vitamin.  They seem to do okay for me, but I'm not a nutrition expert nor do I play one on TV.  So, I was wondering if anyone had any experience with them good or bad.  Any info regarding if they are worthless or are good vitamins would be appreciated.

Thanks!

If you're worried about getting proper nutrition your best bet is simply to eat right. Have several servings per day of darker (dark green, red, yellow, orange) vegetables.

IMO, vitamins are worthless and are part of a Health Care/Pharmaceutical system that is designed to keep you sick.

[Russian Bear]

Multis aren't designed to keep you sick, come on. They're useless though, get your vitamins the way mother nature intended.

[saint_john]

Russian Bear, on 17 February 2012 - 10:19 AM, said:

Multis aren't designed to keep you sick, come on.

Sure they are. Corporations sell ineffective vitamins and Healthy Choice frozen dinners so consumers don't have to eat properly. Then they sell them medicine to treat, or rather maintain, diet related illnesses. Lipitor comes to mind. Why stop eating bacon cheeseburgers when you can just take Lipitor?

...or maybe I just need to take off the tinfoil hat.

[mgrumke]

rfrench, on 18 January 2012 - 09:16 AM, said:

I've been using Puritan's Pride vitamins - Men's Multi-vitamin.  They seem to do okay for me, but I'm not a nutrition expert nor do I play one on TV.  So, I was wondering if anyone had any experience with them good or bad.  Any info regarding if they are worthless or are good vitamins would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Pretty simple and good question. I take a multi each day and have not died just yet. I dont want to be short on Riboflavin or nickel......................

[bulldog]

My friend at work who's only 61 takes vitamin E gels every day. His wife the nurse said too. Good enough for me!

[kgvc7]

From everything I've heard/read there's conflicting studies about vitamins and supplements.  Some studies have shown them to help while others have been inconclusive.  I take omega 3, calcium, and a multi everyday.  Omega 3 has essential fats that can increase oxygen transfer through your blood vessels among other things.  This is the first season I've taken supplements regularly but I have been feeling more energetic and my heart rate is not as high as it was last year during climbs.  

IMO, everyone processes nutrients differently.  If you have the time and money, experiment with different supplements and see if you notice any improvements.

[Jim Amelung]

Using a multi-vitamin is an interesting conundrum. If you are to believe in the efficacy of the vitmain's component nutirents then you are assuming you may be experiencing nutritional needs not being met by your diet.

So my humble perspective suggests that even though I think my diet is nutritionally sound, I will take a multi-vitamin on the chance that it might supply a nutrient at an more optimal level than my diet on particular day.

I take other supplments as well as sports drink products using similar logic as cycling/exercise and life conditions require. In any case, I always hope I am wasting my money.

[John_Kuthe...]

Taking supplementary vitamins is not normally harmful unless you overdose on particular vitamins. Overdose is most common with the fat soluble vitamins, A, D, E and K which your body cannot as readily flush out the excess. All the other vitamins are water soluble and your body can much more readily flush excesses out.

[iamgoode]

This is an interesting discussion as everyone seems to think that multis don't serve much of a purpose..  I'm surprised as I've taken the same mix for a long time....  A 1-A-Day for men and a big fish oil tablet..   The fishoil at my doctors recommendation, and the 1-A-Day just because...

Now, if I could ask, does this same minimallist philosophy apply to on-the-bike?  Paticularly to the big 3.. Potassium/Sodium/sugar?   As I get older I notice that I go flat at the 1.5 hour mark on just water.  I can't eat many things while riding as most things cramp my stomach.  Also, I don't like to drink too much energy drink mix due to the high sugar.  I thought about using the Nunn tablets to see how they work.   Some people swear by the things.

Thoughts?

Sean

[robertm]

iamgoode, on 12 May 2012 - 09:05 PM, said:

This is an interesting discussion as everyone seems to think that multis don't serve much of a purpose..  I'm surprised as I've taken the same mix for a long time....  A 1-A-Day for men and a big fish oil tablet..   The fishoil at my doctors recommendation, and the 1-A-Day just because...

Now, if I could ask, does this same minimallist philosophy apply to on-the-bike?  Paticularly to the big 3.. Potassium/Sodium/sugar?   As I get older I notice that I go flat at the 1.5 hour mark on just water.  I can't eat many things while riding as most things cramp my stomach.  Also, I don't like to drink too much energy drink mix due to the high sugar.  I thought about using the Nunn tablets to see how they work.   Some people swear by the things.

Thoughts?

Sean

shorter events?

[billh]

iamgoode, on 12 May 2012 - 09:05 PM, said:

Now, if I could ask, does this same minimallist philosophy apply to on-the-bike?  Paticularly to the big 3.. Potassium/Sodium/sugar?   As I get older I notice that I go flat at the 1.5 hour mark on just water.  I can't eat many things while riding as most things cramp my stomach.  Also, I don't like to drink too much energy drink mix due to the high sugar.  I thought about using the Nunn tablets to see how they work.   Some people swear by the things.

Thoughts?

Sean

you could mix your own gatoraide to lower the sugar content.

my brother turned me on to this energy drink marketed as an alertness "brain" drink, basically a vehicle for a 100mg shot of caffeine, about the amount of caffeine in a cup of coffee, but very easy on the stomach, and only 45 cal (15g carbs) in 12 oz.  I tried a can on an empty stomach and it definitely perked me up without getting jittery.  Not sure I buy all the brain science stuff but "it couldn't hurt", right?!

http://www.nawgan.com/

you can buy it at Walgreens, $8.50 for four cans so it aint cheap, maybe just for race day.