Multivitamins improve feelings of wellbeing

Posted on Fri, 1 Feb 13

How do people feel when they take a daily multivitamin? Well pretty good, more energetic and have a better mood, according to a clinical study.

Compared to a placebo people taking multivitamins reported enhanced mood and increased energy levels.

Common ways people described improvements in energy included:

“More alert, bright, full of energy”

“I found getting up early. . .easier”

“Have felt like I have more energy”

“I feel some sort of relaxation and energy”

“My energy levels were quite good over the period and

"I felt happy most of the time”

“A general feeling of more alertness particularly in the morning”

“I felt physically less tired”

And the improvements in energy were more pronounced in women than men. The study investigators concluded “multivitamin supplementation may be associated with appreciable mood enhancement and increases in energy even in a normal, non-depressed and non-anxious population.”

Reference:

Sarris J, Cox KH, Camfield DA, Scholey A, Stough C, Fogg E, Kras M, White DJ,  Sali A, Pipingas A. Participant experiences from chronic administration of a multivitamin versus placebo on subjective health and wellbeing: a double-blind qualitative analysis of a randomised controlled trial. Nutr J. 2012 Dec 14;11(1):110.