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MULTIVITAMIN BARGAIN BRANDS
Beware of lower priced, bargain-basement brands because cut-rate priced multivitamins may only offer minimal savings yet may fail to meet their own label claims for one or more of the vitamin / mineral nutrients and too many of these bargain brands may not even dissolve properly or break down fast enough to be absorbed in your body.
If you still want to buy the potentially inconsistent quality of dollar-store bargain brands, of all those tested, none were found to contain harmful levels of heavy metals which is the good news about the cut-rate brands.
Regardless, when purchasing any kind of multivitamin at any price it may still be wise to steer clear of megadoses which may have no proven value, as well as ignore claims for special benefits such as weight control or increased energy. These type claims often are questionable and go unsubstantiated. Moreover, forget about exotic extras like herbal ingredients, food extracts and phytochemicals. They may be safe to take but may likely be unnecessary.
SUPPLEMENTAL SOURCE: CONSUMER REPORTS MAGAZINE FEBRUARY 2006
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