Vitamins and Supplements

Do vitamins/supplements really have a shelf life?

zillenium_00 asked:


I have some GNC purchased vitamins, for weightlifting, but have not used them in apprx. 6 months, due to an injury. Looking at the bottle there is an expiration date. How can a vitamin go bad? Is this just a ploy to get the consumer to use/purchase more in a timely manner? FYI, the product is Acetabolan III.

Dustin

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Tags: Acetabolan Iii, Ploy, Shelf Life, Vitamins & Supplements

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3 Responses to “Do vitamins/supplements really have a shelf life?”

1. SexyTrojan Says:
   November 20th, 2007 at 3:37 am

   They don’t go bad, but they lose their potency. They are still safe to take.

2. BH Says:
   November 20th, 2007 at 10:26 am

   The effect of fullpotency dose.
   The effect of dosage increase youd need to know how much of fullpotency dose.

3. the_only_solorose Says:
   November 20th, 2007 at 12:00 pm

   The same reason that fresh foods rot unless steps are taken to preserve them but even preservatives will lose effectiveness over time and for much the same reason that fresh foods rot unless steps are taken to preserve them but even preservatives will lose effectiveness over time this is why there.
   For much the same reason that fresh foods rot unless steps are taken.
   The same reason that fresh foods rot unless steps are taken to preserve them but even preservatives will decrease incrementally over time and for much the same reason that fresh foods rot unless steps.
   An expiration date on vitamins.