There is no doubt that vitamin plays an important role in our body. The vitamin family consists of many members. Most of them are necessary for our body’s metabolism. Normally, they do not take part into the chemical reaction in our body. But they are important to help or improve the production of critical materials, such as protein.

Generally, our body can not produce vitamins. Natural vitamins are rare in our food recipe. Fortunately, our body only needs a small quantity of different vitamins. Lack of enough vitamins will result in some sickness. Lack of vitamin A leads to night blindness and/or dry skin. However, too many vitamins will have severe negative effects. Too much vitamin A will be poisonous.

So here is the main problem, how to reach the right quantity and balance each vitamin? Nutrition specialist will suggest you to have various foods. However, because of the fast step of our life and mass produced fast food store chain, our food can not satisfy our needs. Plus there are other reasons, such as price, geographic location, taste preference, etc. But do need to be panic, most of pharmacy stores have multivitamin productions for customers to select. There are tons of brands and formulas for customer to choose. Most popular is Centrum multivitamins. But it still offers more than ten formulas for different age or gender. Here comes another question, which one is best?

Basically, people’s multivitamins demand are various according to their age, profession and physiological conditions. Each multivitamin manufacturer develops its specific formula for different people. Usually, customers can find the composition on the labels. For example, I have two formulas of centrum multivitamins, Materna is for pregnant women, Forte is for normal people. Materna has more Folic Acid Forte, 1 mcg against 0.6 mcg, which is much important for baby’s growth. Vitamin B12 in forte is almost eight times of that in maternal. Vitamin B12 is necessary for body to generate blood.

Actually, there are many formulas designed for different people groups classified by gender, age and needs. Multivitamins producers reach each niche market, such as children, pregnant women, older women and men, and young working people. If carefully checking the formulas, consumers can find the some difference in each composition. The formulas are designed according to the research result of each people group. Generally, consumers can choose their group formulas, which can almost satisfy their needs. If consumers are in specific condition and need special formula, it is better to consult the pharmacist.