
Men need only 8 mg of iron per day, an amount that experts say is easy to get from food. GNC Mega Men multivitamins don't contain iron, but they do contain other important nutrients like vitamin D, vitamin A (50 percent as beta-carotene), folic acid and calcium. GNC seems to follow the "more is better" philosophy, especially when it comes to B vitamins. The GNC Mega Men multivitamin contains large amounts of thiamin (3,333 percent of daily value), riboflavin (2,941 percent) and vitamin B6 (2,500 percent). Upper tolerable intake levels (UL) aren't established for thiamin and riboflavin, and the B6 in Mega Men is well below the UL for that vitamin. Still, experts say these large doses aren't necessary because many food products are also supplemented with B vitamins. The GNC Mega Men multivitamin is approved in independent tests. If you prefer a multi with smaller amounts of B vitamins, the Target Up&Up Men's Daily Multivitamin (*Est. $7.50 for 210 tablets) is also approved in independent tests and costs much less.
The best feedback on the GNC Mega Men Multivitamin comes from ConsumerLab.com, which tests dozens of multivitamins in its latest review. ConsumerLab.com analyzes each vitamin to ensure it dissolves properly, contains what it states on the label and is not contaminated with lead or other toxins. Although most multivitamins don't attract many user reviews, the Mega Men multi gets a good amount of feedback on Drugstore.com and NutritionalTree.com. The reviews on Drugstore.com seem more credible, as many of the reviews posted to NutritionalTree.com sound strangely similar.
Our Sources
1. Consumer LabDetails/Subscribe
The GNC Mega Men Multivitamin is one of many multivitamins tested by ConsumerLab.com in their latest review of multivitamin supplements.
Review: Multivitamin and Multimineral Supplements, Editors of ConsumerLab.com, Dec. 6, 2010
Nearly 80 reviewers leave feedback on the GNC Mega Men Multivitamin on Drugstore.com. Overall, most users are very pleased with the multi; others say the pills are too big and hard to swallow.
Review: GNC Men's Mega Men Multivitamin, Timed Release Caplets, Contributors to Drugstore.com
Some of the 80 reviewers at NutritionalTree.com report higher energy after taking the Mega Men multi, but many of these reviews sound suspiciously similar.
Review: Mega Men, Contributors to NutritionalTree.com
4. Amazon.com
About 20 reviewers have posted reviews of the Mega Men multi on Amazon.com, and most are pleased with the multivitamin. However, a few say the multi is overpriced.
Review: GNC Mega Men 180 Cap, Contributors to Amazon.com
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