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Answers to Frequently Asked Multivitamin Questions

Q1: What are multivitamins, and what are multivitamins used for?

A1: Multivitamins combine a variety of different vitamins and minerals into one capsule, allowing you to meet your vitamin and mineral needs without having to take a large amount of pills. Depending upon the vitamins and minerals included, multivitamins are formulated for a wide variety of uses, and can be gender specific, age specific, and activity specific.

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Q2: What are the advantages and disadvantages of multivitamins?

A2: Just like vitamin supplements in Canada, multivitamins have their pros and cons. Whether or not multivitamins are right for you will depend upon your particular goals and needs.

Advantages of multivitamins include:

• Multivitamins contain most of the vitamins and minerals your body needs
• Multivitamins allow you to take one pill, rather than lots of different supplements
• Multivitamins are cost effective

Disadvantages of multivitamins include

• Multivitamins may not contain all of the vitamins and minerals you want
• Multivitamins don’t allow you to customize your vitamin and mineral intake

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Q3: How and when should multivitamins be taken for optimal results?

A3: Multivitamins generally come in capsule form, and are taken one or twice per day. The dosage, as well as how often you take your multivitamin, will depend upon the ingredients in your specific multivitamin, as well as your needs and goals. For best results, follow the manufacturer’s directions on the bottle, and don’t exceed suggested amounts without permission from your doctor.

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