200 capsules of multivitamin?

[Superfluo]

Hi, I've recently finished reading UltraMind Solution by Mark Hyman.

There he recommends taking a multivitamin with minerals to be in an optimal vitamin range. So I bought one and checked the doses of vitamins and minerals. And I have some questions.

In the book Hyman lists all the nutrients and their dosages needed in a good multivitaminic.

For example:

• 100-500 mg of pantothenic acid (B5)
• 500-1000 µg (mcg) of vitamin B12
• etc.

So I looked on my multivitamin and it says:

• 5 mg of pantothenic acid = 83% RDA*
• 2,5 µg (mcg) of vitamin B12 = 100% RDA*
• etc.

*I double-checked RDA values from https://ods.od.nih.gov and RDA set by my country (in Europe) and they match.

Now, I know in the book Hyman tells you to increase the vitamin intake with multivitamin, but with the data given I should take 20 capsules of multivitamin daily to arrive at 100 mg of B5, 200 daily to arrive at 500 µg (mcg) of B12.

Am I missing something? Really, 200 capsules? I know he recommends additional supplements other than the multivitamin, but still! Obviously I can buy a better one, but isn't it too much given that I'm already near the RDA level?

Also, I checked the UL (Tolerable Upper Intake Level) of vitamin B3 from here: https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Niacin-HealthProfessional/ (don't know if this link is reliable, but it's governative so I thought it might be).

It says 35 mg. And Hyman recommends a multivitamin with at least 50 mg of vitamin B3.

Isn't it dangerous?

 

Edited September 30, 2020 by Superfluo

[Superfluo]

@Michael569

Mhm no, that's the basic nutritional support for the brain, he writes. A basic multivitamin to be in optimal vitamin range.

He writes that you may have to take more capsules a day, but still, comparing those doses with those of a basic multivitamin and mineral from the supermarket, they seem too high.