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OneSource Complete Women's Multivitamin Supplement Review

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Update 2010: 185 comments!!! Everybody loves their OneSource Multivitamin, but Walmart is no longer carrying itmost said. But as of Nov. 2010, I got an email saying one reader has found it at her local Wally World. So make sure you check again.

Thanks to the commenters, it seems this is the same as the 240-count BJ's: "Berkley & Jensen Maximum Performance Formula for Men (or Women) Dietary Supplement." Also, the Albertson's grocery or SaveMart grocery has the Equaline Women's Megaselect Premium Multivitamin, different than just the regular Equaline women's vitamin. This was recommended by the company that makes the OneSource brand. Walmart is referring people to Walgreens for the Theragram M vitamins.

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Do you pay attention to the label on the back of your multivitamin supplement to see how much of each vitamin and mineral is actually in it? Do you compare it with others in the store? Or do you just purchase Centrum because you think that's the best? Typically I choose the one with the most of just about everything in it, but I recently found an article from CSPI (Center for Science in the Public Interest) on how to choose a multivitamin [link]. To summarize:

Look for 100% of these 10 vitamins: A, B-1 (thiamin), B-2 (riboflavin), B-6, B-12, C, D, E, folic acid, and niacin. Look for a at least some vitamin K which is not found in many supplements. But vitamin K is made in our gut so I'm not sure I agree with this one. Get at least the minimum of minerals. *I look for 50%.* Look out for at least some chromium, because research suggests that we don't get enough. Magnesium and calcium aren't usually present at 100% because they wouldn't be able to fit in one, easy to swallow pill.

Avoid excesses of certain minerals. No more than 500 mg of phosphorus (we already get too much from our food), 200 mg of vitamin B-6 (higher doses may cause reversible nerve damage), and 15,000 IU of beta-carotene (more may raise the risk of lung cancer in smokers). Consider taking a separate supplement for calcium and selenium. Calcium is usually not present at 100% in multivitamins, and neither is the 200 mcg of the same high-yeast selenium that appeared to reduce the risk of lung, colon, and prostate cancer.

After much deliberation and following the advice of CSPI, I chose the One Source Complete Women's Multivitamin Supplement Designed for Active Women, with Green Tea and Cranberry Extract. Here's a table with a short summary (not all of the vitamins and minerals are listed):

	%RDA
vitamin A	100
vitamin C	300
vitamin D	100
vitamin E	300
thiamin (B1)	5433
riboflavin (B2)	4794
vitamin B6	4075
vitamin B12	1358
niacin	75
folic acid	100
calcium	50
iron	150
phosphorous	10
magnesium	50
selenium	100
chromium	83

There's a lot of the B vitamins in this supplement, but that's one of the things I was looking for specifically because the B vitamins are good for maintaining hair, skin, eyes and muscle tone. Overkill with the thousand percent? Perhaps! But, next time you're looking for a multivitamin, be sure to compare labels, and remember the advice given above.

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