Commercial vitamin supplements in LC'ing

I have been using GNC vitamins- Mega Man plus Calcium tabs, plus
potassium and magnesium tablets. They end up being pretty pricey.

Has anyone compared the One-A-Day preparations for Low Carbers to GNC or
other nutrition=oriented specialty stores? I believe they'd be a lot
cheaper, and I think much of the GNC approach involves bulking up
tablets to overcharge for them.

I know One-A-Day makes a vitamin pill aimed at the LC market, as does a
least one of the other major mass market vitamin companies now.

Opinions, anyone?

"Sammy" wrote in message
...
I have been using GNC vitamins- Mega Man plus Calcium tabs,
plus
potassium and magnesium tablets. They end up being pretty
pricey.

Has anyone compared the One-A-Day preparations for Low Carbers
to GNC or
other nutrition=oriented specialty stores? I believe they'd be
a lot
cheaper, and I think much of the GNC approach involves bulking
up
tablets to overcharge for them.

I know One-A-Day makes a vitamin pill aimed at the LC market,
as does a
least one of the other major mass market vitamin companies
now.

Opinions, anyone?

IMHO the LC targeted vitamins are a scam and quite over-priced.
In most cases
any full spectrum multivitamin is sufficient, some individuals
will need additional calcium
if it is not included in the multivitamin.

BJ

"Sammy" wrote in message
...
I have been using GNC vitamins- Mega Man plus Calcium tabs,
plus
potassium and magnesium tablets. They end up being pretty
pricey.

Has anyone compared the One-A-Day preparations for Low Carbers
to GNC or
other nutrition=oriented specialty stores? I believe they'd be
a lot
cheaper, and I think much of the GNC approach involves bulking
up
tablets to overcharge for them.

I know One-A-Day makes a vitamin pill aimed at the LC market,
as does a
least one of the other major mass market vitamin companies
now.

Opinions, anyone?

IMHO the LC targeted vitamins are a scam and quite over-priced.
In most cases
any full spectrum multivitamin is sufficient, some individuals
will need additional calcium
if it is not included in the multivitamin.

BJ

I have opinions, but since every person eats differently you need to know
what nutrients you are specifically high or low on according to your own
diet and needs. For this purpose, I strongly suggest that using a program
to track the nutrients that you get daily is a better investment than
using extremely pricey vitamins, which are not always warranted. For
instance, I discovered that, although eating low-carb, I do not eat that
much protein. For that reason I know that I'm not eating so much iron
that I need a specific low-carb vitamin. However, since on occasion I
might eat too much protein, on those days I'll use the One-A-Day vitamin
specific to low-carbers so that I don't overload on iron. On the other
hand, some people are iron-deficient even if they eat plenty of protein,
and those people need to take the extra iron anyway. I find that a good
multi-vitamin will generally take care of me, but that I need additional
Calcium and C on a daily basis in addition to that (I also take a lot of
other supplements such as CoEnzyme Q, Vitamin E, D, K and Fish Oil
separately because there are generally not enough of them even in the
multi-vitamins to get as much as I feel that I need). Spend more time on
figuring out where you might be deficient or over-endulging (if possible)
on your nutrients, and then you can probably find what you need in a far
less expensive supplement.

I have opinions, but since every person eats differently you need to know
what nutrients you are specifically high or low on according to your own
diet and needs. For this purpose, I strongly suggest that using a program
to track the nutrients that you get daily is a better investment than
using extremely pricey vitamins, which are not always warranted. For
instance, I discovered that, although eating low-carb, I do not eat that
much protein. For that reason I know that I'm not eating so much iron
that I need a specific low-carb vitamin. However, since on occasion I
might eat too much protein, on those days I'll use the One-A-Day vitamin
specific to low-carbers so that I don't overload on iron. On the other
hand, some people are iron-deficient even if they eat plenty of protein,
and those people need to take the extra iron anyway. I find that a good
multi-vitamin will generally take care of me, but that I need additional
Calcium and C on a daily basis in addition to that (I also take a lot of
other supplements such as CoEnzyme Q, Vitamin E, D, K and Fish Oil
separately because there are generally not enough of them even in the
multi-vitamins to get as much as I feel that I need). Spend more time on
figuring out where you might be deficient or over-endulging (if possible)
on your nutrients, and then you can probably find what you need in a far
less expensive supplement.

Sammy wrote:

I have been using GNC vitamins- Mega Man plus Calcium tabs, plus
potassium and magnesium tablets. They end up being pretty pricey.

Has anyone compared the One-A-Day preparations for Low Carbers to GNC or
other nutrition=oriented specialty stores? I believe they'd be a lot
cheaper, and I think much of the GNC approach involves bulking up
tablets to overcharge for them.

I know One-A-Day makes a vitamin pill aimed at the LC market, as does a
least one of the other major mass market vitamin companies now.

Opinions, anyone?

you don't need a "low carb" vitamin. just buy any regular old store
brand multi without iron.

you don't need a "low carb" vitamin. just buy any regular old store
brand multi without iron.

Costco has a great "senior" multi, a huge bottle dirt-cheap. And Kirkland brand
vitamins have always tested well AFAIK.
LCing since 12/01/03-
Me- 5'7" 265/165/140
& hubby- 6' 310/188/180
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lcer09/my_photos

you don't need a "low carb" vitamin. just buy any regular old store
brand multi without iron.

Costco has a great "senior" multi, a huge bottle dirt-cheap. And Kirkland brand
vitamins have always tested well AFAIK.
LCing since 12/01/03-
Me- 5'7" 265/165/140
& hubby- 6' 310/188/180
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lcer09/my_photos

In article ,
(LCer09) wrote:

you don't need a "low carb" vitamin. just buy any regular old store
brand multi without iron.

Costco has a great "senior" multi, a huge bottle dirt-cheap. And Kirkland
brand
vitamins have always tested well AFAIK.
LCing since 12/01/03-
Me- 5'7" 265/165/140
& hubby- 6' 310/188/180
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lcer09/my_photos


Well this was part of the issue. I saw a testing recently of vitamins,
labeling vs actual contents, and One A Day did well in that comparison,
which was what prompted my posting originally.

In article ,
(LCer09) wrote:

you don't need a "low carb" vitamin. just buy any regular old store
brand multi without iron.

Costco has a great "senior" multi, a huge bottle dirt-cheap. And Kirkland
brand
vitamins have always tested well AFAIK.
LCing since 12/01/03-
Me- 5'7" 265/165/140
& hubby- 6' 310/188/180
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lcer09/my_photos


Well this was part of the issue. I saw a testing recently of vitamins,
labeling vs actual contents, and One A Day did well in that comparison,
which was what prompted my posting originally.