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If my multivitamin already contains all b vitamins would additionally taking a b complex be useless?
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Not necessarily: This depends on the amount ; type of b vits. In the multivit.Some mulitivits have only the recommended daily intake ; many folks benefit from taking much higher amounts. About half the population has genetic difficulty converting Folic Acid to the active form (l-5-mthf) ; those benefit from taking a vit. With the l-5-mthf form.Also, some need active forms of other b's such as pyridoxal-5-phosphate.
Answered 4/17/2016
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