Taking a multivitamin every day does not guarantee your body is absorbing all of the nutrients. Companies that manufacture multivitamins make many boastful claims concerning the effectiveness of their product. The containers the multivitamins are packaged in are printed with advertising claims to target specific populations such as women, men, seniors, and active people. But the packaging rarely makes mention of how much of the vitamins your body is actually absorbing.
May 5, 2008
May 1, 2008
Is your vitamin poisoning you with lead?
First there was lead in children’s toys. Now a recent investigation involving vitamins discovered the presence of lead in a popular multi-vitamin brand. Tests performed by Consumer Labs revealed The Vitamin Shoppe Multivitamins for women were contaminated with lead. In fact, the test reported the Vitamin Shoppes “Especially for Women” vitamin contained as much as 15.3 micrograms of lead in the recommended daily serving.