Multivitamins are designed as an efficient means for people to consume healthy amounts of certain vitamins and supplements. They provide a healthy foundation for your overall health in addition to the vitamins and supplements you receive from food sources. Opinions vary on the importance of multivitamins. However, research confirms that certain vitamins are needed to support good health. If you are a young woman looking for the most appropriate multivitamin, you should consider their ingredients and their impact on health. There are variations in the primary ingredients of these multivitamins. Your decision on which one is best may be driven by specific health goals or vitamin deficiencies.
Centrum
According to Centrum®, the formula included in their Ultra Women's multivitamin is aimed at supporting the healthy development of bones, supporting good immunity, increasing energy levels, and keeping skin, hair and nails healthy. Calcium and vitamin D directly support healthy bone development. Centrum® Ultra Women's multivitamin contains 50% of the daily value (DV) of calcium and 200% of the DV of vitamin D. To prevent energy level deficiencies, it also contains 100% DV of two B vitamins, B6 and B12. Hair, skin and nail health are supported by vitamins A, C and E which are represented with 70%, 125% and 117% of DV, respectively.
GNC
Like Centrum®, GNC's Wellbeing® be-whole multivitamin contains vitamins and supplements that support bone development, energy production and healthy supplies of antioxidants. GNC's multivitamin also contains 50% of the DV of calcium yet contains slightly less vitamin D with 150% of the DV. The Wellbeing multivitamin contains significantly higher concentrations of vitamin B6 and B12, resulting in DVs of 4000% and 1333% respectively. It also contains 100% DV of vitamin A and 333% DV of vitamin C, which is higher than the Centrum ® vitamin. The Wellbeing vitamin provides 100% DV of vitamin E, which is slightly less than the Centrum® multivitamin.
One-a-Day
One-a-Day® Women's multivitamin targets a number of health concerns for young women including bone strength, breast health, heart health and healthy reproductive functioning. To address potential bone health deficiencies, this multivitamin contains 50% DV of calcium, 13% DV of magnesium and 250% DV of vitamin D3. Vitamin D3 serves dual purposes as it is also necessary for breast health. With DVs of 100%, vitamin B6 and B12 are included in the One-d-Day® vitamin for heart health. In addition to magnesium and calcium, this multivitamin contains 100% of folic acid and zinc to support reproductive functioning in addition to minimizing the effect of premenstrual syndrome and menopause symptoms.
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