We've all probably heard doctors recommend taking vitamins to improve something (usually they themselves don't know what 
).
And so we go to pharmacies to buy those very vitamins, and there our eyes run wide and the pharmacist foists on us what he needs to sell.
In this post I will tell you how not to fall for marketing and buy only “working” vitamins.
The first thing you need to pay attention to is the indication of the chemical form of all vitamins and minerals in the composition.
For example, vitamin E is not one specific molecule, it is a group of molecules (for example, tocopherols, tocotrienols) under the general name vitamin E. So the composition should not just contain the inscription vitamin E, but specific molecules from this group, for example: vitamin E in the form of Alpha-tocopherol (it can also be a mixture of several molecules from the vitamin E group).
Another example, vitamin C, if you see an inscription like: vitamin C, then the form should be indicated next to it
( 
let me remind you that the best form of vitamin C is ascorbates, for example sodium ascorbate )
. The same applies to minerals in the composition of a multivitamin. Minerals are also important!
For example, magnesium. In the form of magnesium sulfate, it is not absorbed and has a laxative effect. But the forms of citrate, lactate, glycinate bring other benefits
In good multivitamins, all minerals should be in chelated form (bound to amino acids).
If you see that minerals are only in oxide or sulfate form (for example, zinc oxide, or magnesium sulfate, or copper sulfate) or the chemical form is not indicated at all, this is a scam in a beautiful package.
A striking example of such a scam is the supposedly German multivitamins orthomol , which are sold to suckers for some crazy money, but in the description on the package it is not entirely clear what chemical forms of substances are used. You can see this information only in a separate section, where it is also not clear what is what and this is done on purpose. After all, you can find the same “non-working” sulfates of zinc, copper, magnesium there.
As a positive example, I will give the vitamins that I have been using myself for many years - Solgar Male Multiple . They also have a composition for girls - Female Multiple. All minerals are in the chelated form of glycinate (mineral + amino acid glycine). The manufacturer also uses ascorbates for excellent absorption of vitamin C.
Just compare the details of the description of the substances in the Solgar and Orthomol vitamins in the photo. This is exactly what I am writing about here. At the same time, the difference in price is 2 times.
