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- Best men's multivitamin Target Up&Up Men's Daily Multivitamin *Est. $7
- Best multivitamin for women One-A-Day Women's *Est. $11
- Best prenatal multivitamin Pregnancy Plus Prenatal Multi *Est. $17
- Multivitamin for men and women over 50 Centrum Silver *Est. $11
- Children's multivitamin Flintstones Gummies *Est. $8
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- Cheaper than most multivitamins
- Has iron and folic acid for premenopausal women
- Too much iron for men
Walgreens Advanced Formula A Thru Z multivitamins cost much less than rivals like Centrum from A to Zinc (*Est. $17.50 for 250 tablets), yet they also contain the folic acid and vitamin A needed by women of childbearing age. The Walgreens multivitamins contain 18 mg of iron -- most say that's too much for men and post-menopausal women, who don't generally need supplemental iron, but it's a good choice for premenopausal women who lose iron during menstrual cycles. Top brands and major store brands are essentially equally reliable, according to experts, and your choice in vitamins should depend on which blend of nutrients is best for you. If you're older than 50, reviews recommend Kirkland Signature Mature Multi 50+ (*Est. $13 for 400 tablets), which has more B12 for seniors.
The best information is found on the free section of ConsumerReports.org's coverage of multivitamins. The Nutrition Action Healthletter doesn't do anything more than analyze labels, and although Walgreens Advanced Formula A Thru Z doesn't get a rating, other Walgreens multivitamins do.
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1. ConsumerReports.orgDetails/Subscribe
The free introduction to this report contains all of the salient information here. The introduction says "you can generally rely on major brand-name and store-brand multivitamins" but urges consumers to avoid obscure brands commonly found in dollar stores.
Review: Multivitamins: What to Avoid, How to Choose, Editors of ConsumerReports.org, Feb. 2006
2. Nutrition Action Healthletter
Nutrition Action Healthletter, published by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, gives "Best Bite" recommendations based on label analysis, but no lab testing is conducted. Walgreens Advanced Formula A Thru Z doesn't get a recommendation, though other Walgreens varieties do.
Review: The Multivitamin Maze, Bonnie Liebman, March 2006
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