Multi-Vitamin

[carlag]

My friend bought me this: Nature's Bounty Hair Skin and Nails

and I was wondering if I was allowed to take this on the Whole 30?

It says it contains: No Artificial Color or Flavor, No Preservatives, No Sugar,

No Milk, No Lactose, No Gluten, No Wheat, No Fish.

and

Size 3 Caplets

Servings Per Container 50

Amount Per Serving %Daily Value

Vitamin A (as Vitamin A Palmitate) 5,000 IU 100%

Vitamin C (as Ascorbic Acid) 120 mg 200%

Vitamin D (as D3 Cholecalciferol) 100 IU 25%

Vitamin E (as d-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate) 15 IU 50%

Thiamin (Vitamin B-1) (as Thiamin Hydrochloride) 5 mg 333%

Riboflavin (Vitamin B-2) 5 mg 294%

Niacin (as Niacinamide) 25 mg 125%

Vitamin B-6 (as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride) 5 mg 250%

Folic Acid 200 mcg 50%

Vitamin B-12 (as Cyanocobalamin) 8 mcg 133%

Biotin (as d-Biotin) 5,000 mcg (5 mg) 1,667%

Pantothenic Acid (as d-Calcium Pantothenate) 15 mg 150%

Calcium (as Calcium Carbonate and Dicalcium Phosphate) 777 mg 78%

Iron (as Ferrous Gluconate) 3 mg 17%

Phosphorus (as Dicalcium Phosphate) 200 mg 20%

Magnesium (as Magnesium Oxide) 100 mg 25%

Zinc (as Zinc Gluconate) 7.5 mg 50%

Selenium (as Selenium Yeast) 12.5 mcg 18%

Manganese (as Manganese Gluconate) 5 mg 250%

Sodium 5 mg <1%

PABA (Para-Aminobenzoic Acid) 25 mg **

Choline Bitartrate 75 mg **

Inositol 30 mg **

Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) 30 mg **

Citrus Bioflavonoid / Rutin Complex 38 mg **

Horsetail (Equisetum arvense) (aerial) 3 mg **

Hydrolyzed Collagen 50 mg **

Alpha Lipoic Acid 10 mg **

Other Ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose. Contains <2% of: Silica, Vegetable

Magnesium Stearate.

[Tom Denham]

Can you? Yes. Should you? The official Whole9 answer is "Meh."

I stopped taking a multivitamin about one year ago and have not noticed any changes.