Types of multivitamins

Multivitamins are composed of many vitamins and minerals that is packaged together in a single tablet of convenience promote any nutritional deficiencies in your diet. Should intake vitamin supplement a healthy and balanced diet and stick to recommended or providing adequate nutritional intake. They are to separate categories of multivitamins on the market meet the nutritional needs of individual groups. The target group consists of men and women, children and the elderly.

¨     Nutritional supplements for children

These supplements contain vitamins a and e, biotin, folic acid and zinc metal. It is common to vitamins for children come in form of chewing the sweet flavor to take more modest. Evidence of conflict in the whole of the RDA for vitamins for children. Some experts say they do not require them at all, while some believe they do, but they agree that a balanced and varied diet is the key to your child's health. Avoid multivitamins that contain iron, they can be harmful to children. Statistics show that the iron poisoning is the leading cause of death by accidental overdose in children.

¨     Supplements for men

Vitamins and minerals help maintain the immune and digestive systems healthy. Men need magnesium that other target groups also have a higher percentage of muscle mass than women. Magnesium can also protect against heart disease, prostate later in life problems. There is a difference in the status of men and women and vitamin intake of minerals, mainly due to the levels of hormones in both sexes and the physiological differences between the two, but it was agreed that both sexes requires vitamins a, c, e, zinc, help maintain a healthy body.

¨     Supplements for women

Women go through a variety of physical disorders such as menstruation, pregnancy and menopause, it is for this reason that the requirements for vitamins and minerals are adjusted. Loss of blood per menstrual cycle means that a woman may have an iron deficiency, you will need to replace that with an extension. Take B6 and niacin, from calcium and manganese can also relieve menstrual cramps. Multivitamins and Black Cohosh à grappes noires and isoflavones (vitoistrogins) can also help at the time of menopause and allows to balance hot flashes.

¨     Senior supplements

Contains multivitamins that target older B6, B12 and folic acid for the elderly often suffer from a lack of vitamins and minerals which, inter alia, help to create red blood cells and repair damaged cells. B6 supports the nervous system and may prevent fatigue and anemia. B12 is known in support of each cell in the body and also protects against anemia, while folic acid can prevent dementia. Old incomplete power compared to the younger, because they do not eat as much for reduces appetite and metabolism slows.