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Multivitamins ============= : Ratings of Sources Updated August 2009
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1. Consumer Lab March 31, 2009Details/Subscribe Multivitamin Review by Editors of ConsumerLab.com 5 stars Credibility Rating Our Assessment ConsumerLab.com is the best source for multivitamin reviews, although its testing details are only available to subscribers. ConsumerLab.com tests multiple multivitamins to ensure that they contain the… vitamins and minerals they claim, break down properly and don't include any additional substances or impurities. Multivitamins that pass all tests are listed as approved. In its latest round of testing, ConsumerLab.com found that nearly one-third had nutrient amounts that were inconsistent with those listed on the label; some also contained dangerous levels of lead.
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2. Food and Drug Administration Aug. 2008 Survey Data on Lead in Women's and Children's Vitamins by Editors of the Food and Drug Administration 5 stars Credibility Rating Our Assessment Because of concerns about lead in multivitamins, the FDA tested 324 vitamin supplements designed for women or children to determine their lead content and estimated daily exposure. Although 320… multivitamins tested contain small traces of lead, none exceed the provisional total tolerable intake levels (PTTI) for their intended user, but some vitamins -- even those for children under 6 -- contain more lead than others.
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3. Archives of Internal Medicine Feb. 9, 2009 Multivitamin Use and Risk of Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease in the Women's Health Initiative Cohorts by Marian L. Neuhouser, et al 5 stars Credibility Rating Our Assessment This article doesn't review any specific multivitamins, but it examines the necessity of taking a daily multi. Researchers took advantage of the huge Women's Health Initiative clinical trials, which tracked… over 160,000 women, to see whether multivitamin use had any significant health benefits. The study concluded that "the Women's Health Initiative study provided convincing evidence that multivitamin use has little or no influence on the risk of common cancers, CVD (cardiovascular disease) or total mortality in postmenopausal women.
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4. Pediatrics Aug. 3, 2009 Prevalence and Associations of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Deficiency in US Children by Juhi Kumar, et al 5 stars Credibility Rating Our Assessment Vitamin D is an important nutrient, and this study confirms that many American children are not getting adequate amounts of it. The study looked at a nationally representative sample of young people under… the age of 21. Researchers discover that 9 percent of children in the United States are deficient in vitamin D and 61 percent are insufficient. The study also finds that vitamin D deficiency is linked to high blood pressure and lower levels of good cholesterol.
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5. Pediatrics Aug. 1, 2006 Risk of Vitamin A Toxicity From Candy-Like Chewable Vitamin Supplements for Children by Hugh Simon Lam, et al 5 stars Credibility Rating Our Assessment This article from several years ago, published in the influential "Pediatrics" journal, looks at the risk of vitamin A toxicity from chewable kids multivitamins that are designed to look like candy. After… presenting several case studies of children who have ingested hundreds of chewable vitamins over the course of several days, the researchers conclude that these vitamins must be "treated with extreme care when kept at home."
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6. National Cancer Institute Oct. 31, 2008 Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT) by Editors of the National Cancer Institute 5 stars Credibility Rating Our Assessment Selenium has attracted attention for its potential protection against prostate cancer. In this article, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) says that a long-term clinical trial ended early because it became… clear that selenium and vitamin E do not prevent prostate cancer. In fact, the participants taking selenium show an increase in new diabetes cases, although the NCI says this "does not prove an increased risk" and may be due to chance.
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7. Nutrition Action Healthletter March 2006 The Multivitamin Maze by Bonnie Liebman 4 stars Credibility Rating Our Assessment The Nutrition Action Healthletter, published by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), gives several vitamins "Best Bite" recommendations based on label analyses, but none of the vitamins is analyzed in a laboratory. This review is several years old, and it contains helpful information about what to look for in a multivitamin each vitamin/mineral's daily values. 8. Center for Science in the Public Interest Jan./Feb. 2008 Wading Through the Claims by Bonnie Liebman and David Schardt 4 stars Credibility Rating Our Assessment Can you replace your multivitamin pill with vitamin-fortified orange juice? The Center for Science in the Public Interest says you're better off with traditional supplements than multivitamin orange juice… -- like Minute Maid Multi-Vitamin Orange Juice -- because they don't contain the full recommended daily allowance for several crucial nutrients. Drinking this juice isn't bad for you, but CSPI recommends sticking to traditional pill-based multivitamins.
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9. Harvard Men's Health Watch March 2008 It's Time to Reassess the Value, Safety of Multivitamin Use by Editors of Harvard Men's Health Watch 4 stars Credibility Rating Our Assessment In the past, the editors of the Harvard Men's Health Watch (a newsletter published by Harvard Medical Center) have recommended that men take a multivitamin, but they have changed their view. In this… article, editors cite research that large amounts of folic acid may contribute to colon polyps. As a result, the "Harvard Men's Health Watch suggests that the average man give up the multivitamin" until the link between folic acid and colon cancer can be thoroughly investigated.
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10. ConsumerReports.org 2007Details/Subscribe Two Smart Picks by Editors of ConsumerReports.org 3 stars Credibility Rating Our Assessment ConsumerReports.org hasn't updated its multivitamin coverage in a few years, and it doesn't have any recent multivitamin tests. However, in a free article on its website, ConsumerReports.org recommends… Kirkland Signature multivitamins, including the Mature Multi for those who don't need iron and the Daily Multi for those who do - such as menstruating women. ConsumerReports.org likes this brand because it's inexpensive and USP-verified, although it doesn't appear that they've tested the vitamins themselves.
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11. ConsumerReports.org Feb. 2006Details/Subscribe Multivitamins: What to Avoid, How to Choose by Editors of ConsumerReports.org 3 stars Credibility Rating Our Assessment This review focuses mostly on dollar store and ultra-cheap brands of multivitamins. In testing, many didn't live up to their claimed amount of nutrients and some had problems dissolving enough of those… nutrients to be usable by the body. In contrast, two well-known brands performed well in ConsumerReport.org's testing. The dollar store brands weren't named, making it difficult to rate these multivitamins individually, but the overall consensus is to stick with better-known brands.
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12. Pharmacy Times June 2009 Vitamins and Nutritional Supplements by Editors of Pharmacy Times 3 stars Credibility Rating Our Assessment This survey of pharmacist recommendations covers many over-the-counter products, with just a short section devoted to adult and children's multivitamins. The percentage of pharmacists who say they recommend… certain vitamins is given, but no reasons or ratings are provided. Centrum is the most recommended adult brand (57.1 percent) and Flintstones is the most recommended children's multivitamin brand (41 percent). However, each of these brands makes multiple multivitamins, so this is more a brand recommendation than a recommendation for a specific multivitamin.
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13. Center for Science in the Public Interest June 18, 2009 Bayer Ad Misleading Men About Prostate Cancer, Says CSPI by Editors of the Center for Science in the Public Interest 3 stars Credibility Rating Our Assessment Many supplement manufacturers get into trouble for claiming that their products could prevent or treat a disease. In this press release, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) announces its intention to sue Bayer over what it calls deceptive claims made about prostate cancer and two men's multivitamins. 14. ConsumerReports.org April 16, 2008Details/Subscribe Q&A: Liquid Vitamins -- Better Absorption? by Editors of ConsumerReports.org 2 stars Credibility Rating Our Assessment Advocates of liquid multivitamins say these pricey supplements are better absorbed by the body. However, ConsumerReports.org says there is no evidence to support this claim. Studies appear to show that there is no difference in absorption between pills and liquids. 15. Women's Health magazine Dec. 1, 2007Details/Subscribe Supplements You Need by Maureen Callahan 2 stars Credibility Rating Our Assessment This older review doesn't test multivitamins, but a registered dietician picks her two favorite multivitamins for women -- Nature Made Essential Woman Complete and Rainbow Light Just One Naturals Woman's One. Reviewer Maureen Callahan likes these multis because they contain 100 percent of the RDA for essential vitamins and minerals, but there's not much detail in this review beyond that. 16. Mother News Network July 8, 2009 Lead in Multivitamins: Which Brands Are Safe? by Stephanie Rogers 2 stars Credibility Rating Our Assessment The FDA study of lead in multivitamins may cause alarm in some consumers, but Stephanie Rogers cautions that there is a reason why 99 percent of the multivitamins tested contained some trace of lead -- lead… is found in the soil and water, is transferred to fruits and vegetables and makes its way into vitamins. Although it may be impossible to avoid small traces of lead, Rogers recommends choosing those multis that contain the smallest amount.
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17. Drugstore.com As of Aug. 2009 Multivitamins by Contributors to Drugstore.com 2 stars Credibility Rating Our Assessment Drugstore.com has a good number of owner-written multivitamin reviews, but their sorting feature makes it difficult to tell which supplement earns the best ratings. Few multivitamins attract more than 20 individual reviews, and the reviews aren't very detailed. 18. Amazon.com As of Aug. 2009 Multivitamins by Contributors to Amazon.com 2 stars Credibility Rating Our Assessment Few multivitamins attract more than a handful of customer reviews on Amazon.com, but it can be worth checking -- especially for popular vitamins. The vast majority of multivitamins mentioned in this report are listed on Amazon.com, but most haven't attracted any user reviews. 19. MultiVitaminGuide.org 2009 The Multivitamin Guide by Lyle MacWilliam 2 stars Credibility Rating Our Assessment This report is a summary based on the third edition of the "Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements" by Lyle MacWilliam. The "blended standard" of optimal doses of vitamins in this article is much… higher than those recommended by U.S. regulatory bodies, and the vitamins MacWilliam recommends are expensive. MacWilliam was once a member of the medical advisory board to the company whose vitamins are ranked No.1 in the book.
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GNC Mega Men MultivitaminBest men's multivitamin One-A-Day Women'sBest multivitamin for premenopausal women
Pregnancy Plus Prenatal MultiBest prenatal multivitamin Kirkland Signature Mature Multi 50+Multivitamin for men and women over 50
Flintstones GummiesChildren's multivitamin imageGNC MEGA MEN Multivitamins Bonus 216 Tablets (EXP:09/2011)Buy from Amazon.comfrom Amazon.comNew: $32.99 $25.99 In Stock. Average Customer Review:
imageOne-A-Day Womens Multivitamin-250 TabletsBuy from Amazon.comfrom Amazon.comNew: $27.35 $14.99 In Stock. Average Customer Review: imagePregnancy Plus Prenatal Vitamins-best PrenatalsBuy from Amazon.comfrom Amazon.comNew: $16.95 In Stock. Average Customer Review:
imageKirkland Signature Mature Multi Vitamins & Minerals with Lycopene and Lutein 400 Tablets - Compare to Centrum SilverBuy from Amazon.comfrom Amazon.comNew: $29.95 $14.99 In Stock. Average Customer Review: imageFlintstones Gummies-Children's Multivitamin Gummies, 200ctBuy from Amazon.comfrom Amazon.comNew: $29.99 $15.03 In Stock. Average Customer Review:
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