![]() ![]() Gummy vitamins are an appealing option if you don’t like tablets and capsules. If you were a fan of Flintstones vitamins in your youth, here’s some good news: The market for gummy multivitamins has “truly exploded during the last few years,” according to Margeson. Otherwise, keep reading for every one of our expert recommendations. If you already know what you’re looking for, you can click through the table of contents below to skip ahead. To help you get started, we asked Denniston, Shapiro, Maeng, Margeson, and seven other doctors, dietitians, and nutritionists for their favorite multivitamins as well as those they would recommend for different age groups and specific needs. And before you start stocking up on supplements, consult your doctor rather than picking whatever you see first at your local Walgreens. To get the most out of any multivitamins you take, it’s important to choose the very best ones you can find that also fit within your budget. And naturopath Ashley Margeson stresses that “multivitamins should always be approached as an addition to your regular nutrition, not the whole thing.” “Most trials and studies show no (or a modest) effect of multivitamins in the general population,” says Jagdish Khubchandani, a professor of health science at Ball State University. There is one caveat to consider, however: The efficacy of multivitamins is not exactly agreed upon in the medical community. That’s an opinion seconded by Jennifer Maeng, a registered dietitian and founder of Chelsea Nutrition, who sees them as an “insurance policy, filling potential gaps in the diet.” But in our imperfect lives, multivitamins can be a smart “safety net,” says Amy Shapiro, a registered dietitian and founder of Real Nutrition. In a perfect world, we’d eat “five to seven cups of vegetables per day and a wide variety of brightly colored produce” to get the nutrients we need, according to naturopathic doctor Kate Denniston. ![]()
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