morganfreeman
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hughes said:Yeah, I was meaning taking vitamins is a good idea.
I'm tiny, and struggle putting on weight, the only time I ever put on any appreciable mass there was certain factors I was unsure what helped, my diet has always been okay, lift 3 times a week etc, I ended up asking myself what was different about the time when I put weight on, I realised that was when I was regularly taking vitamins. Now I'm back on them and putting on weight again, thankfully.
This might not be the appropriate forum to ask this in, but I've been wondering about multivitamins for a little while now. A month or so ago, I read an interview about zma with one of the creators. He stated that zma was superior to just taking zinc and magnesium together because most vitamin/mineral supplements are manufactured with a calcium binder. He stated that minerals compete for absorbtion, and the ingestion of magnesium with a calcium binder in it essentially eliminates the bulk of the magnesium. I really have no idea where I read the article, so I can't put a link up, but it got me thinking: if minerals compete for absorbtion, taking one pill with a slew of vitamins and minerals all at once would seem to be a rather pointless endeavour. I've taken multivitamins out of habit for years now, and have continued to do so regardless, but any further information would be appreciated.