Ask HN: Which vitamin supplements do you take?

Re:Ask HN: Which vitamin supplements do you take? by dalore on Friday May 21, 2010 @10:07AM (#1367340)

I got told me quite the opposite, from people with actual medical degrees. That multivitamin supplements aren't all that useful since the body tends to not absorb much of it and excretes it. It's better to get the vitamins from your food.

If vitamins get fully absorbed why is my piss bright green when I take a multivitamin?

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Re:Ask HN: Which vitamin supplements do you take? by hga on Friday May 21, 2010 @10:16AM (#1367365)

Have you tried to take the vitamin with food?

Me, I split my "One A Day" type vitamin/mineral pill into two and take one half with breakfast and lunch. I avoid dinner for minerals to give any excess the best chance of getting excreted during the day when I'm pushing a lot more water though my kidneys.

As for your problem ... are you sure that's not just some dye in the pill? I don't know of anything that would be "bright green" that you'd likely be taking.

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Re:Ask HN: Which vitamin supplements do you take? by dalore on Friday May 21, 2010 @11:58AM (#1367733)

I've tried various vitamin pills in different countries. All the same.

Now I just eat lots of different fruit. No more supplements unless my doctor prescribes.

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