"Big Vitamin" and the RDA

[vraiblonde]

I take a multi-vitamin every day because there's no way the average American can get their recommended daily allowance of vitamins and minerals from food alone. You'd have to eat like a truck load of a million different things.

So because I don't have anything else to worry about, I started wondering how they came up with the RDA, and does anyone get to that level organically without supplements?

Is the RDA just a scam devised by Big Vitamin to indoctrinate moms into buying Flintstone chewables and One-A-Days for themselves?

At some point I'll do a search and see what the internet has to say, currently it's just something that popped into my head.

 

[Sneakers]

No idea how the RDA is determined, but do yourself a favor and after a few months on the vitamins, get a blood workup. I thought I was doing a good thing by taking a multi-vitamin daily, turns out it spiked my potassium levels to unsafe. Stopped the vitamins, all returned to normal levels.

 

[GURPS]

Is the RDA just a scam devised by Big Vitamin to indoctrinate moms into buying Flintstone chewables and One-A-Days for themselves?

I'm pretty sure this is a Gov Thing

 

[PrchJrkr]

I take a Walgeen's multivitamin for men 50+ and my blood work always seems to be in the "normal" range. I only buy them when they're bogo.

 

[NOTSMC]

Don't get the gummies. They're delicious. I ate ten of them one night.

 

[PrchJrkr]

Don't get the gummies. They're delicious. I ate ten of them one night.

Did you have to show a valid ID to buy these "gummies"?

 

[NOTSMC]

Did you have to show a valid ID to buy these "gummies"?

Nah...Nature Made Gummy vitamins. Dare you to eat just one. I'm a gumdrop junkie and they were delicious. I am really curious about those valid ID gummies though - someone on this forum swears by them for pain. Gilligan maybe? Actually looked them up because you can get samples online but....having never touched the stuff...makes me leary.

Did you read the other thread? I got the check from the DOJ settlement in the mail today - 8 thousand for me and 8 thousand for Joe. I'm tickled pink! God bless COVID and the DOJ

 

[PrchJrkr]

Nah...Nature Made Gummy vitamins. Dare you to eat just one. I'm a gumdrop junkie and they were delicious. I am really curious about those valid ID gummies though - someone on this forum swears by them for pain. Gilligan maybe? Actually looked them up because you can get samples online but....having never touched the stuff...makes me leary.

Did you read the other thread? I got the check from the DOJ settlement in the mail today - 8 thousand for me and 8 thousand for Joe. I'm tickled pink! God bless COVID and the DOJ

I'm pretty sure Gilligan was/is getting CBD gummies. I was trying to be funny, but it was a long day.

Great news on the settlement. You were treated like crap and hopefully that DEI hire was sent packing.