Do you need to take a multivitamin?
Episode description
A question I get asked all the time - Should I be taking a multivitamin supplement as a triathlete?
As overachieving endurance athletes, we have a higher need for many vitamins and minerals compared to someone that’s more sedentary. But do we need to supplement? Or can we get everything we need from our diet?
In this episode I talk about:
- The 13 essential vitamins our body needs for normal, healthy functioning
- What happens if certain vitamins are missing from our diet?
- Are there any adverse effects if we get too much?
- Water soluble vs fat soluble vitamins
- When would vitamin supplements be useful?
- My simple answer for the question - Do you need to take a multivitamin supplement?
Tune in to learn more!
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Paper Referenced:
Paranjpe et al. 2020. Self-reported health without clinically measurable benefits among adult users of multivitamin and multimineral supplements: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. Available from: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/11/e039119
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