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- MedlinePlus: Folic acid in diet
- MayoClinic.com: Dietary supplements: Nutrition in a pill?
- Office of Dietary Supplements: Frequently Asked Questions
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Theragran-M Advanced Multivitamin Ingredients
Theragran-M Advanced is a widely sold and used multivitamin supplement 1. It is manufactured by pharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb. The national drugstore chain Walgreens acquired exclusive rights to sell Theragran-M multivitamins in their stores in 2005. Each Theragran-M Advanced tablet contains a mix of vitamins and minerals that help you stay healthy in a variety of ways.
Vitamins
Vitamin C helps grow and repair tissue. Vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium for healthy teeth and bones. Vitamin E protects body tissue from damage by free radicals, which can harm organs, cells and tissues, and keeps the immune system strong. Vitamin K helps blood clot.
- Vitamin C helps grow and repair tissue.
B Vitamins
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Theragran-M Advanced tablets also contain B vitamins 13. These B vitamins help your body use and make energy from food 3. Theragran-M Advanced tablets also contain folic acid 1. Folic acid, the synthetic form of folate, is a B vitamin that helps prevent certain birth defects when taken before and during pregnancy.
Minerals
Various minerals, including calcium, magnesium and potassium, are also part of Theragran-M Advanced tablets' ingredients. Calcium helps build strong bones and teeth, magnesium is necessary for proper nerve and muscle function and potassium maintains water balance within body cells. The minerals phosphorus, selenium and chromium are also present. Phosphorus helps form bones and teeth and regulates the body's use of energy. Selenium protects your body against damage from free radicals. Chromium helps your body use insulin.
- Various minerals, including calcium, magnesium and potassium, are also part of Theragran-M Advanced tablets' ingredients.
- Selenium protects your body against damage from free radicals.
Necessity and Effectiveness
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According to MayoClinic.com, if you are generally healthy and eat a varied diet, you most likely do not need to take dietary supplements such as Theragran-M Advanced multivitamins 5. A varied diet includes vegetables, fruits, low-fat dairy products, lean meats, fish, whole grains and legumes.include:
- A varied diet includes vegetables
- fruits
- low-fat dairy products
- lean meats
- fish
- whole grains
- legumes
Taking a daily dietary supplement may be beneficial for you if do not eat a varied diet, eat less than 1,600 calories a day or have a medical condition that negatively affects your body's absorption of nutrients. Daily dietary supplements may also be beneficial for women who have heavy menstrual bleeding or who are pregnant, breast-feeding, trying to get pregnant or postmenopausal. The Office of Dietary Supplements cautions that dietary supplements are not intended to treat or prevent diseases 6. Talk to your doctor whether you should take a dietary supplement.
- According to MayoClinic.com, if you are generally healthy and eat a varied diet, you most likely do not need to take dietary supplements such as Theragran-M Advanced multivitamins 5.
- A varied diet includes vegetables, fruits, low-fat dairy products, lean meats, fish, whole grains and legumes.include: * A varied diet includes vegetables
* fruits
* low-fat dairy products
* lean meats
* fish
* whole grains
* legumes Taking a daily dietary supplement may be beneficial for you if do not eat a varied diet, eat less than 1,600 calories a day or have a medical condition that negatively affects your body's absorption of nutrients.
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References
- Walgreens: Theragran-M Advanced 50 Plus Multivitamin/Multimineral Supplement with Lycopene 300 mcg Tablets
- MedlinePlus: Vitamin E
- MedlinePlus: B Vitamins
- MedlinePlus: Folic acid in diet
- MayoClinic.com: Dietary supplements: Nutrition in a pill?
- Office of Dietary Supplements: Frequently Asked Questions
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Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Karen Lac has been writing since 1999. Her articles have appeared in “The Occidental Weekly.” Lac also works as a corporate concierge, helping clients with travel and event planning. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English literature and a Bachelor of Arts in politics, both from Occidental College.