How to Choose the Right Multi
Eating right and taking proper vitamin and mineral supplements consistently are key to your health after surgery. For individual recommendations, ask your bariatric surgeon or nutritionist. Select the right supplements for you based on nutritional adequacy, taste, cost, and convenience. Here’s how some of the leading supplements stack up. If you’d like to take something different, use the label to fill in the last column and make sure it’s got the bases covered.
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| Daily Value | ASMBS Guidelines | Flintstones Complete Chew (2) | Centrum Chew (2) | Bariatric Fusion Soft Chew (2) | Bariatric Fusion Capsule (1) | Compare Another Option | |||
| Approximate Cost Per Day | $ 0.25 | $0.20 | $1.00 | $0.53 | |||||
| Vitamin A | 5000 IU | 5000-10,000 IU | 6000 IU | 900 IU | 7,500 IU | 2250 IU | |||
| Vitamin C | 60 mg | 120 mg | 120 mg | 180 mg | 180 mg | ||||
| Vitamin D 3 | 400 IU | At least 3000 IU | 1200 IU | 800 IU | 3000 IU | 75 IU | |||
| Vitamin E | 30 IU | 15 IU | 60 IU | 27 IU | 30 IU | 20 IU | |||
| Vitamin K | 80 mcg | 90-120 mcg | 110 mcg | 20 mcg | |||||
| Vitamin B 1 (Thiamin) | 1.5 mg | At least 12 mg | 3 mg | 3 mg | 12 mg | 12 mg | |||
| Vitamin B 2 (Riboflavin) | 1.7 mg | 3.4 mg | 3.4 mg | 1.7 mg | 1.7 mg | ||||
| Niacin | 20 mg | 30 mg | 40 mg | 20 mg | 20 mg | ||||
| Vitamin B 6 | 2 mg | 4 mg | 4 mg | 2 mg | 2 mg | ||||
| Biotin | 300 mcg | 80 mcg | 90 mcg | 600 mcg | 800 mcg | ||||
| Pantothenic Acid | 10 mg | 20 mg | 20 mg | 10 mg | 10 mg | ||||
| Folic Acid | 400 mcg | 400-800 mcg(800-1000 childbearing) | 800 mcg | 800 mcg | 800 mcg | 600 mcg | |||
| Vitamin B 12 | 6 mcg | 350-500 mcg | 12 mcg | 12 mcg | 560 mcg | 560 mcg | |||
| Calcium | 1000 mg | 1200-1500 mg) | 200 mg | 216 mg | 100 mg | ||||
| Iron | 18 mg | 18 mg (45-60 mg (female or hx anemia) | 36 mg | 16 mg | 45 mg | ||||
| Phosphorus | 1000mg | 100 mg | |||||||
| Iodine | 150 mcg | 300 mcg | 300 mcg | 150 mcg | 150 mcg | ||||
| Magnesium | 400 mg | 80 mg | 50 mg | 100 mg | |||||
| Zinc | 15 mg | 8-11 mg | 24 mg | 30 mg | 15mg | 30 mg | |||
| Selenium | 70 mcg | 0 | 0 | 70 mcg | 70 mcg | ||||
| Copper | 2 mg | 1-2 mg | 4 mg | 4 mg | 2 mg | ||||
| Chromium | 120 mcg | 0 | 40 mcg | 120 mcg | 120 mcg | ||||
| Molybdenum | 75 mcg | 0 | 40 mcg | 75 mcg | 75 mcg | ||||
| Potential Additional Supplements Needed | |||||||||
| Calcium Citrate | 1000-1300 mg | 1000-1300 mg | 1100-1400 mg | 1200-1500 mg | |||||
| Vitamin D 3 | 1800 IU | 2200 IU | Not needed | 2925 IU | |||||
| Sublingual Vitamin B 12 | 500 mcg | 500 mcg | 500 mcg | 500 mcg | |||||
| Iron – check with your nutritionist | Maybe | Maybe | Yes | No | |||||
