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Multivitamin

preparation intended to be a dietary supplement with vitamins

A multivitamin is any of a group of vitamins used often with minerals needed by the human body to function properly. Multivitamins are available as tablets, capsules, pastilles, powders, liquids, and injections. Multivitamins are recognized by the Codex Alimentarius Commission (the United Nations' authority on food standards) as a category of food.[1]

Multivitamins contain multiple micronutrients, such as vitamins and dietary minerals.

Multivitamins are often provided with minerals. A multivitamin or mineral set is approved in the United States as an addition to a diet containing 3 or more vitamins and minerals that does not include herbs, hormones, or drugs. [2] The terms multivitamin and multimineral are often used interchangeably. There is no scientific definition for either.[3]

Specific groups of people may benefit from multivitamin supplements, for example, people with poor nutrition or those at high risk of macular degeneration.[4]

References

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  1. Codex Guidelines for Vitamin and Mineral Food Supplements Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 27 December 2007
  2. National Institutes of Health State-of-the-Science Panel. National Institutes of Health State-of-the-Science Conference Statement: multivitamin/mineral supplements and chronic disease prevention. Am J Clin Nutr 2007;85:257S-64S
  3. [1] Accessed 21 July 2009
  4. Huang HY; Caballero B; Chang S; Alberg A; Semba R; Schneyer C (May 2006). "Multivit Daglig". Multivitamin/mineral supplements and prevention of chronic disease. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2008-09-16.

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