What is Multivitamin?
[[File:B vitamin supplement tablets.jpg|thumb|right|Multivitamins contain multiple [[micronutrient]]s, such as [[vitamin]]s and [[dietary mineral]]s.]] A '''multivitamin''' is any of a group of [[vitamin]]s used often with [[mineral]]s needed by the [[human body]] to function properly. Multivitamins are available as [[Tablet (pharmacy)|tablets]], [[Capsule|capsules]], [[pastilles]], [[Powder|powders]], [[Liquid|liquids]], and [[Injection|injections]]. Multivitamins are recognized by the [[Codex Alimentarius Commission]] (the [[United Nations]]' authority on food standards) as a [[category]] of [[food]].<ref>[http://www.codexalimentarius.net/download/standards/10206/cxg_055e.pdf Codex Guidelines for Vitamin and Mineral Food Supplements] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425084829/http://www.codexalimentarius.net/download/standards/10206/cxg_055e.pdf |date=2012-04-25 }} Accessed 27 December 2007</ref> Multivitamins are often provided with [[Mineral|minerals]]. A multivitamin or mineral set is approved in the United States as an addition to a diet containing 3 or more vitamins and minerals that does not include [[herb]]s, [[hormone]]s, or [[drug]]s. <ref>National Institutes of Health State-of-the-Science Panel. National Institutes of Health State-of-the-Science Conference Statement: multivitamin/mineral supplements and chronic disease prevention. Am J Clin Nutr 2007;85:257S-64S</ref> The terms multivitamin and multimineral are often used interchangeably. There is no scientific definition for either.<ref>[http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/reprint/85/1/269S.pdf] Accessed 21 July 2009</ref> Specific groups of people may benefit from multivitamin supplements, for example, people with poor nutrition or those at high risk of [[macular degeneration]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Huang HY|last2=Caballero B|last3=Chang S|last4=Alberg A|last5=Semba R|last6=Schneyer C|date=May 2006|title=Multivit Daglig|url=https://healthyandbeauty.com.vn/vien-nen-bo-sung-vitamin-multivit-daglig/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive