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1) "Multivitamin" -- As to multivitamin supplements 1mul·ti·vi·ta·min
Pronunciation: -'vI-t&-m&n, Britain usually -'vi-
Function: adjective
: containing several vitamins and especially all known to be essential to health <a multivitamin pill> Pronunciation Symbols
A multivitamin is any preparation containing more than a single vitamin. Tablets and injectable forms (for example Vitaped and Hospira) are available. In common usage, "multivitamin" refers to tablets that contain various vitamins usually along with dietary minerals and, occasionally, herbal extracts. - 1 Uses
- 2 Precautions
- 3 Regulations by governmental agencies
- 3.1 The United States of America
- 4 Multivitamin Product Components
- 5 References
| By supplementing the diet with additional vitamins and minerals, multivitamins can be a valuable tool for those with dietary imbalances or different nutritional needs [1]. People with dietary imbalances may include those on restrictive diets and those who can't or won't eat a nutritious diet. Pregnant women and elderly adults have different nutritional needs, and a multivitamin may be indicated by their physician. Orthomolecular medicine proponents generally recommend individually optimized, often higher, vitamin intakes. They recommend more absorbable forms of vitamins and minerals, in inexpensive but higher potency formulas, spread across the day. Often iron-free formulas, sometimes copper-free formulas are preferred. Multivitamins help bridge the nutritional gaps found in most people's diets. According to an article published in 2002 in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Harvard researchers David H. Fletcher, M.D., MSC and Kathleen M. Fairfield, M.D., DrPH reported the following: "Most people do not consume an optimal amount of all vitamins by diet alone. It appears prudent for all adults to take vitamin supplements." [2] While multivitamins can be a valuable tool to correct dietary imbalances, it is worth exercising basic caution before taking multivitamins, especially if any medical conditions exist. Pregnant women should gen..."
2) "Supplements" -- As to multivitamin supplements 1sup·ple·ment
Pronunciation: 's&-pl&-m&nt
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin supplementum, from supplEre to fill up, complete -- more at SUPPLY
1 a : something that completes or makes an addition b : DIETARY SUPPLEMENT
2 : a part added to or issued as a continuation of a book or periodical to correct errors or make additions
3 : an angle or arc that when added to a given angle or arc equals 180° Pronunciation Symbols
Depending on context, a supplement can refer to: - a nutritional supplement taken by people to enhance their diets; it can include vitamins, minerals, fiber, and/or protein, among other additives;
- bodybuilding supplements, a specific subset of nutritional supplements taken by those wishing to gain muscle mass
- Whole food supplements - a food complex in its natural biological state.
- the pet or livestock equivalent of the nutritional supplement, added to pet foods or fodder, which in addition to the types of additives found in the human equivalent can also include antibiotics or other drugs to improve their resistance to common ailments;
- premixes can be used in supplements; or
- in geometry, a supplementary angle.
Published supplements take various forms, such as: - a follow-on publication that complements its predecessor, either by bringing it up-to-date (e.g. the Index Catalogue), or by otherwise enhancing the predecessor's coverage of a particular topic or subject matter, as in the Tosefta;
- a newspaper supplement, an often-weekly section of a newspaper, usually in the format of a tabloid or magazine, covering wide-ranging and less time-critical subjects, as in The American Weekly, the 2004 version of Life, and Parade; newspaper supplements became common in France and Germany in the mid to late 19th century--they were called feuillton in French. In Chinese, they are called fukan.
- an advertising supplement which periodically accompanies a newspaper and is prepared by the paper's advertising staff instead of its editorial staff, covering topics such as real estate and automobiles on behalf of the paper's frequent advertisers; or
- a spin-off from a newspaper now sold separately and typically covering a specific topic, such as the Times Literary Supplement and the Times Educational Supplement.
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