Aved-Multi Softgels - How it Works

Background

Some people refuse to take a daily multivitamin rather than swallowing several large capsules. Some are concerned that tablets may not completely breakdown during digestion. Since a multivitamin and mineral supplement is the foundation of any effective nutritional regimen people need a convenient and reassuring way to obtain many of their dietary requirements.

Anabolic Laboratories offers a softgel multivitamin designed for the hard-to-please. Not only does this product offer 100% or more of 19 necessary vitamins and minerals, it also provides important antioxidant, anti-inflammatory protection with added lutein and lycopene. Our MultiGel Cap is a two-per-day, easy to swallow softgel offering the patients a very broad multivitamin and mineral supplement in a extremely convenient form.

Lutein is a recently discovered requirement for eye health and taken long-term has been shown to reduce the risk for age-related macular degeneration¹(AMD). This property is thought to be due to the close structural similarities between lutein and vitamin A allowing lutein access to the eye where it acts in a protective role fighting inflammation. There seems to be several mechanisms for protection by lutein which acts both as an antioxidant and reduces the levels of COX-2 and neuronal NOS; both key inflammatory enzymes² .

Lycopene is another recently discovered nutrient. Along with vitamin C and carotenoids³, lutein protects the endothelial linings of arteries and veins from oxidative damage. Low levels of these antioxidants are associated with increased levels of risk factor markers, CVD and morbid outcomes including heart attacks and strokes⁴. The mechanisms of protection by these antioxidants include actual inhibition of the catalysis of arachidonic acid (AA) by COX enzymes (product prostaglandins from which stimulate inflammation), increased biosynthesis of the protective enzyme superoxide dismutase (SOD) and the generalized reduction of peroxide species, such as dangerous lipid peroxides (LPO) via reduction to inert lipid alcohols and water within tissues. Because of their protective roles, these antioxidants, along with vitamin D3, magnesium and selenium are strongly associated with reduced long-term ischemic events and deficiencies are directly correlated with raised plasma levels of inflammatory and risk markers such as C-reactive proteins (CRP).

1. Tan JS, et al. (2007). Dietary antioxidants and the long-term incidence of age-related macular degeneration The Blue Mountains Eye Study. Ophthalmology
2. Choi JS, et al. (2006). Inhibition of nNOS and COX-2 expression by lutein in acute retinal ischemia. Nutrition 22: 668-671.
3. Van Herpen-Broekmans WM, et al. (2004). Serum carotenoids and vitamins in relation to markers of endothelial function and inflammation. Eur. J. Epidemiol. 19: 915-921.
4. Sanchez-Moreno C, et al. (2003). Decreased levels of plasma vitamin C and increased concentrations of inflammatory and oxidative stress markers after stroke. Stroke 35: 163-168.

Supplement Facts - Aved-Multi Softgels

Quality Assurance Statement - Anabolic Laboratories

Founded in 1924, Anabolic Laboratories formulates and manufactures clinical nutrition products. Our expertise in pharmaceutical manufacturing, patient programs, and clinician training sets the standard for health care professionals.

At Biossential Nutrition, we pride ourselves in offering the best products available to our customers. Offering the highest quality products & individual ingredients, as well as ensuring our products are effective & work as advertised, are the mains goals we strive to achieve with our product offerings.

Why We Recommend Anabolic Laboratories Nutritional Supplements

History

Anabolic Laboratories was founded as a nutritional products company in 1924 and became a pharmaceutical manufacturer in 1940. Anabolic Laboratories is one of the oldest manufacturers of nutritional products in the world.

Standards

As a pharmaceutical manufacturing operation, the standards used for raw materials, production and finished product testing exceed the new requirements for nutritional product manufacturing.

Quality

Pharmaceutical standards of manufacturing provide nutritional products with label accuracy, potency and purity as dictated by the USFDA (United States Food & Drug Administration).

Formulas

A nutritional program and clinical formulas that are based on the specifications used in the scientific research.

The Need To Consider Quality:

Of the magnesium supplements tested by ConsumerLab.com, 25% failed to meet quality standards. One magnesium supplement contained only 45.4% of labeled amount, despite boasting a "GMP" (Good Manufacturing Practices) seal on its label, and another supplement provided only 28.8% of the labeled amount.
Reference: ConsumerLab.com, Magnesium Supplement Reviews and Quality Ratings, Posted 5/19/09

Tests by ConsumerLab.com have found multivitamins that were short on ingredients, failed to dissolve properly, or were contaminated with heavy metals.
ConsumerLab.com, New Product Review: Multivitamin and Multimineral Supplements, Posted 4/1/09

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has found that manufacturing problems have been associated with dietary supplements. Products been recalled because of microbiological, pesticide, and heavy metal contamination, and because they do not contain the dietary ingredients they are represented to contain, or they contain more or less than the amount of dietary ingredient claimed on the label.
Reference: June 22, 2007, FDA @ http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/dscgmps7.html