Somebody Look This Over - are these ok?

[bobbydiva]

I work out a lot and have started taking the Animal Pak multi-vitamins - many people swear by them, even if they don't work out. Is there anything here that leads you to believe they are bad for you? I must admit taking like 11 of these chunky pills a day seems a little much, but some take two packs a day.

I'm not good with preparing nutritional meals . I don't eat unhealthy, I just don't eat every different kind of vegetable a day if you catch my drift. I thought this might simply make up for anything my diet is missing.

Two paks supply the following ingredients:
Calories - 16
Total Carbohydrates - 1g
Protein - 3g
Vitamin A (as acetate & 66% as ß-carotene) - 9900IU
Vitamin C (as ascorbic acid) - 1g
Vitamin D (as ergocalciferol) - 680IU
Vitamin E (as d-a-tocopheryl acetate) - 300IU
Thiamin (as thiamin HCl) - 76mg
Riboflavin - 76mg
Niacin (as niacinamide) - 82mg
Vitamin B6 (as pyridoxine HCl) - 72mg
Folic Acid - 400mcg
Vitamin B12 (as cyanocobalamin) - 6mcg
Biotin - 300mcg
Pantothenic Acid (as calcium pantothenate) - 76mg
Calcium (as citrate, carbonate) - 2g
Phosphorus (as calcium phosphate) - 228mg
Iodine (from kelp) - 150mcg
Magnesium (as oxide) - 133mg
Zinc (as oxide) - 30mg
Selenium (as selenite) - 50mcg
Copper (as sulfate) - 600mcg
Manganese (as sulfate) - 11mg
Chromium (as picolinate) - 6mcg
Potassium (as sulfate) - 200mg

Amino Acid Blend:
Lysine (from lactalbumin) - 300mg
Methionine (from lactalbumin)- 500mg
Leucine (from lactalbumin) - 100mg
Valine (from lactalbumin) - 760mg
Threonine (from lactalbumin) - 48mg
Glutamic Acid (from lactalbumin) - 700mg
Phenylalanine (from lactalbumin) - 560mg
Arginine (as L-arginine)

Performance Optimizers:
Siberian Ginseng (root) - 2g
Oriental Ginseng (root) - 250mg
Smilax officinalis (root) - 500mg
Protogen A (as thioctic acid) - 200mg
Inosine - 500mg
Pyridoxine a-Ketoglutarate (PAK) - 200mg
Carnitine (as L-carnitine) - 25mg
Chromium Picolinate - 50mcg
Coenzyme A - 20mg
Coenzyme B12 - 10mg
Phosphatidylcholine - 200mg
Para-Aminobenzoic Acid (PABA) - 400mg
Colostrum (bovine) - 25mg
Argentine Liver (bovinr) - 3.9g
Shark Cartilage - 1g
Choline Complex - 1.2g
Bioflavonoids (citrus) - 1g

Essential Fatty Acid Complex:
Linoleic Acid - 200mg
Oleic Acid - 100mg

Digestive Enzymes:
Betaine HCl - 200mg
Pepsin - 64mg
Papain - 64mg
Ox Bile (bovine) - 120mg
Pancreatin - 700mg
Mycozyme - 64mg

Other Ingredients:
Maltodextrin, calcium sulfate, choline citrate, magnesium stearate, stearic acid, parsley, goldenseal, don quai, burdock, alfalfa, water cress, rice bran, cellulose, and rose hips

[bobbydiva]

bump

[lottie]

darketernal or limelady are the nutrition experts!! :D

[charas]

I really think this stuff is bad for you, they look like synthetic vitamins (chemically derived) and contain petroleum by-products your body cannot process this crap.
get your vitamins from whole foods its really simple. :)

[bobbydiva]

that's what worried me, they do appear to be synthetic. Hmmm