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Multivitamins are natural substances that your body needs to grow, develop and function normally, when your body needs more Vitamins than usual. Multivitamins should be taken who need extra Vitamins, who cannot eat enough food to obtain the required Vitamins or who cannot receive the Vitamins from food they eat (1).
Vitamins are key micronutrients that do not provide energy but play an important role in physiological function and energy metabolism. Minerals, such as Calcium, Iron, Potassium, Sodium and Magnesium are also micronutrients which assist in the creation of body tissues i.e., bones, maintenance of fluid balance and muscle contraction (2).
Who should take Multivitamins?
People whose diet may be restricted or unbalanced.
People with low calorie intake because of poor appetite Individuals with high energy requirements, for example, periods of heavy training Individuals on a very low-calorie diet.
The elderly, those who omit whole food groups (2).
Women who may become pregnant should get 400 micrograms a day of Folic Acid. Women who are pregnant should take a prenatal Vitamin that includes iron or a separate Iron supplement.
Adults aged 50 or older should eat foods fortified with Vitamin B 12, such as fortified cereals or take a Multivitamin that contains B 12 or a separate B 12 supplement.
Adults aged 65 and older should take 800 international units (IU) of Vitamin D daily to reduce the risk of falls (3).
Why Life On Multi-Life Advanced?
Life On Multi-Life Advanced has the perfect blend of essential high strength Multivitamins which provides improved health benefits. It has Anti-oxidants such as Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E. B-complex factors such as Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Folic Acid. Vitamins like Biotin, Vitamin D3, Vitamin K.
Vitamin A contributes to normal Iron metabolism, maintenance of normal mucous membranes, skin, normal vision, functioning of the immune system, process of cell specialisation (4).
Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) plays a critical role in wound repair and healing/regeneration process as it stimulates collagen synthesis. Vitamin C protects against oxidation of isolated LDL by different types of oxidative stress and modification, lipid peroxidation of low density lipoproteins (LDL) are implicated in development of atherosclerosis (5).
Vitamin E, a potent peroxyl radical scavenger, is a chain-breaking antioxidant that prevents the propagation of free radical damage in biological membranes (6).
Riboflavin contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism, functioning of the nervous system, maintenance of normal mucous membranes, red blood cells and skin (7).
Vitamin B12 contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system, homocysteine metabolism, function of the immune system, reduction of tiredness and fatigue and process of cell division (8).
Pantothenic acid contributes to normal synthesis and metabolism of steroid hormones, Vitamin D and some neurotransmitters, Vitamin D contributes to normal absorption and utilisation of Calcium and Phosphorus, maintenance of normal bones, muscle function, teeth (9).
Biotin contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism, functioning of the nervous system, normal macronutrient metabolism maintenance of normal hair and mucus membrane (10).
References
1. Multivitamins, www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a682882.html
2. Multivitamins - Minerals, the irish sports council, institute of sports.ie
3. Supplements: Nutrition in a pill, www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/
nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/supplements/art-20044894
4. Vitamin A, http://ec.europa.eu/nuhclaims
5. Vitamin C in human health and disease is still a mystery? An overview
6. Vitamin E: beyond antioxidant function, ajcn. nutrition. org/ content /62/6/ 15
01 S.abstract
7. Riboflavin, http://ec.europa.eu/nuhclaims
8. Vitamin B12, http://ec.europa.eu/nuhclaims
9. Vitamin D, http://ec.europa.eu/nuhclaims
10. Biotin, http://ec.europa.eu/nuhclaims
11. Vitamin K, http://ec.europa.eu/nuhclaims