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\u201cAll of us grew up believing that if we ate a reasonable diet, that would take care of our vitamin needs,\u201d says Harvard University\u2019s Dr. Robert Fletcher. That may be good enough to ward off such vitamin-deficiency disorders as scurvy, beriberi and pellagra, but the latest evidence, he notes, is that supplementing our diets with multi-vitamins may be able to prevent the usual diseases we deal with every day – heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis and birth defects.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, vitamins often contain non-kosher ingredients, such as gelatin, that may not be listed on the label. As a result, the kosher consumer\u2019s rabbinic advisor would need to question if vitamins were prescribed by a health care professional for vitamin deficiencies, or if they were self-prescribed for supplemental or preventative purposes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Star-K\u2019s newest kosher certified multi-vitamin, Shaklee\u2019s Vita-Lea, is one additional solution to this problematic situation. Until recently, it contained a trace amount of gelatin and was unable to be certified. Star-K worked together with Shaklee to remove the gelatin from its formulation, so it could become kosher certified.
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\u201cAll of us grew up believing that if we ate a reasonable diet, that would take care of our vitamin needs,\u201d says Harvard University\u2019s Dr. Robert Fletcher. 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