A vitamin a day may do more harm than good: NBC article on vitamin testing and recomendations

I was searching for the recomendations on the multivitamin intake and stumbled across this article. I'd love to know your opionions or just more information. Please comment below or at our forum!

ConsumerLab.com report finds unexpected nutrient levels, contamination.

If you're banking on a daily vitamin to make up for any deficiencies in your diet, you may be getting a whole lot more — or less — than you bargained for.

Of 21 brands of multivitamins on the market in the United States and Canada selected by ConsumerLab.com and tested by independent laboratories, just 10 met the stated claims on their labels or satisfied other quality standards.

Read more and a watch a video at NBC site.

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