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Taking vitamins

wigglebeena · 2009-12-11 00:36:35

Anyone know where the cheapest place to buy vitamins is? I went into Holland & Barrett and Superdrug recently, and they seem to have bumped their prices up to a ridiculous level. I guess to take advantage of the winter weather and people wanting to boost their immune systems. Even Morrisons have put their prices up a lot.…

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pjk_3 Posts: 87 Forumite

25 January 2010 at 9:38AM

Bear in mind that not all vitamin pills are created equal. For instance most multis will have some form of magnesium in them. The cheap ones (and even some of the expensive ones) will contain it in the form of magnesium oxide - a pretty worthless form. Vitamin b12 is poorly absorbed from a multivit. Omega 3 oil can contain mercury (not good).

That said, some vitamins can be very useful. I get mine from iHerb.com as somebody else mentioned.

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