Is it advisable for non-pregnant adults to take pre-natal vitamin pills?
Is it advisable for non-pregnant adults (female and male) to take pre-natal vitamin pills?
Pre-natal vitamins contain nutrients at levels recommended for pregnant women. Increased amounts of folacin (folic acid), iron, calcium and vitamin C (improves iron and calcium absorption) can be present. Folic acid has been found to reduce neural tube defects (spina bifida)...
I take 4 antioxidants and sometimes about selenium. What do you think?
I take four antioxidants (beta-carotene, vitamin E, vitamin C and selenium). I wonder sometimes about the selenium. I have broken my organic selenium tablets in half and take a half a day, which is about 30 micrograms. What do you think?
After hearing researchers report on various cancers (gastrointestinal and skin), I found the evidence...
Is it important to take calcium with vitamin D or if you drink milk would you get a sufficient amount?
Is it important to take calcium with vitamin D or if you drink milk would you get a sufficient amount from that? I am nearing 70.
Since you are almost 70 years old, I recommend you drink 4 cups of milk or the equivalent in calcium-rich foods per day so that you consume 1,200 milligrams...
Could you give me some more information on vitamin A?
I am a young student presently in the 9th grade. Your site is awesome! I am doing a project in biology class and I chose to do it on vitamin A. Your site was the only one that had some vital information on vitamin A. I was hoping that you could somehow give me...
I’d like to know what multivitamin cotains the highest content of vitamin A, D, E, and K?
I'd like to know what multivitamin contains the highest content of vitamin A, D, E, K. I would like to know where I could find this multivitamin.
I cannot recommend one specific brand. In the US, multivitamins usually contain only 100% of the Recommended Dietary Allowances. Usually, only 17 nutrients (protein, vitamin A, D,...
I am in excellent health except for a leg ache that occurs at night.
I had been on Phen/Fen about a year- just working out to try to get my weight down. I am in excellent health except for a mysterious leg ache that occurs only at night. I think it could be some kind of vitamin deficiency- can you suggest something? Please reply.
If you get muscle cramps...
I’m on a cardiac diet with Coumadin therapy – What foods should I avoid?
I'm on a cardiac diet with Coumadin therapy - What foods should I avoid?
Coumadin is prescribed to prevent blood clots and increase the amount of time it takes your blood to form a clot. This allows the blood to flow more easily through narrowed blood vessels.
You should have a consistent intake of vitamin K...
What ingredients should I look for in a multivitamin?
I take a multivitamin every day. I figure it balances out what I don't eat right in my diet. What ingredients should I look for in a multivitamin?
If the multivitamin has only 100% of the Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA) for each nutrient in the supplement, it probably won't hurt you. There are RDA's for...
Where can I find a dietitian who is smart about mineral supplements?
Where can I find a dietitian who is smart about mineral supplements?
The Nutrition in Complementary Care dietetic practice group of the American Dietetic Association has an interest in the role of alternative herbal, vitamin and mineral therapies in improving health and preventing disease. Their Find a Comp Care Nutritionist feature will help you locate...
Do the amounts of the RDA change when you want to slim down?
What is the RDA for fat, cholesterol, sodium, carbohydrates and <proteins? Do these amounts change when you would like to slim down?
There is no RDA for fat, cholesterol, sodium or carbohydrate. The RDA for protein is age and gender dependent. Your RDA does not change whether you want to gain or lose weight. Assuming...