Daily Vitamin question

[Nichole]

OHhhhh....that is a good question.....

Calcium/magnesium/zinc

all together.

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[anthrax]

Then why do they make Calcium and Zinc pills?

Because some manufacturers don't know shit about nutrition

There are plenty of studies about calcium limiting Zn absorption

Here is one of them :

Too much calcium, especially from a non-soluble/non-absorbable source, can be responsible for kidney stones, bone spurs, urinary calculi, suppressed bone remodeling and mineral imbalances. In a study conducted in a group of men and women (aged 21-69 years), researchers measured the acute effect of a 600 mg calcium supplement on zinc absorption from a single test meal supplying 7.3 mg zinc. Zinc absorption was reduced significantly by 50% when the calcium supplement was given with the meal (Wood RI, Zheng JJ., High dietary calcium intakes reduce zinc absorption and balance in humans. Am J Clin Nutr 1997 Jun; 65(6):1803-1809). High intakes of calcium can inhibit iron absorption if both are present in the same meal (Whiting SJ. The inhibitory effect of dietary calcium on iron bioavailability: a cause for concern? Nutr Rev 1995 Mar; 53(3):77-80).

 

[wend]

Good info...

And you don't need to WORK with kids to need extra immunity help...just having one who comes home from school everyday is enough to ensure you get exposed to all the creepy crawlies!

 

[lucidblue]

I'm on my second month of Universal Woman's Fitness Multi Vitamin Pack. Here's a link that lists what is in them:

http://www.dpsnutrition.net/product_information.asp?number=UV045&back=yes&dept=1107&last=1107

I seem to be having good results so far. I want to wait and see if I notice a difference after 3 months.