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What are "broad-spectrum micronutrient" supplements, and do they have greater health benefits than multivitamin/multimineral supplements?
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The term "broad-spectrum micronutrients" appears to be a marketing term being used to describe supplements that contain all, or nearly all, essential vitamins and minerals that you need in small amounts. But so do many multivitamin/multimineral supplements and, usually, at lower cost.
Both types of products would typically provide about 100% or more of the Daily Value of essential micronutrients (those needed at microgram or low milligram amounts), and smaller percentages of the Daily Values of macronutrient minerals (potassium, phosphorus, calcium, and magnesium), for which relatively large amounts (hundreds or thousands of milligrams) need to be consumed daily (preferably from food).
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K M
March 11, 2025Is it true that citrate increases the amount of aluminum absorbed from food?
ConsumerLab.com
March 12, 2025Please see the Concerns and Cautions section of our Calcium Supplements Review https://www.consumerlab.com/reviews/bone-supplements-calcium-with-vitamin-d-k-magnesium/calcium/#aluminum.
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AspenAZ
January 22, 2023Broad spectrum type vitamins often provide methylated forms of B vitamins which can be safely and effectively processed by individuals with methylreductase deficiency.
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