{
  "slug": "multivitamin",
  "name": "Daily Multivitamin / Multi-Mineral Formula",
  "alternate_names": [
    "MVM",
    "Multi-nutrient supplement",
    "Daily essentials formula"
  ],
  "mechanism": [
    "Provides foundational micronutrient adequacy across the RDA/NRV matrix",
    "Insurance approach to dietary gaps (vitamins A · C · D · E · K · B-complex · minerals)",
    "No single targeted mechanism — relies on individual nutrient claims when claim space is needed"
  ],
  "target": [
    "Baseline micronutrient adequacy",
    "Dietary gap insurance for at-risk groups (older adults, pregnancy, restricted diets)"
  ],
  "use_case": [
    "baseline micronutrient adequacy when dietary intake is variable",
    "population-level deficiency insurance",
    "pregnancy supplementation (when folate-adequate)",
    "older adult dietary gap support"
  ],
  "body_system": [
    "BLOOD",
    "METABOLISM",
    "NEURO",
    "CARDIO"
  ],
  "evidence_tier": "B",
  "evidence_anchor_pmid_count": 1,
  "dosage_range": "One serving daily per label (typically RDA/NRV range across the matrix). Sesso 2012 PMID 23117775 JAMA Physicians Health Study II 11-year RCT (n = 14,641 male physicians ≥ 50) found no benefit of daily multivitamin on the primary major cardiovascular event composite (HR 1.01, 95% CI 0.91-1.10) — honest framing: multivitamin is not a cardiovascular preventive in well-nourished populations",
  "safety_notes": "Most formulas remain within tolerable upper intake levels for vitamins and minerals when taken as one serving; check that the iron content matches age / sex requirements (iron is not indicated in postmenopausal women or men without diagnosed deficiency); vitamin A from preformed retinol can accumulate at higher doses",
  "regulatory": {
    "fda": "DSHEA dietary supplement · structure/function claims permitted per individual nutrient; no FDA authorized claim for \"multivitamin\" as a category",
    "efsa": "Reg 432/2012 nutrient claims apply per individual vitamin / mineral when the source threshold is met; no standalone EFSA claim for \"multivitamin\"",
    "anvisa": "RDC 243/2018 dietary supplement · IN 28/2018 Anexo V alegações funcionais apply per individual nutrient when nutrient thresholds are met"
  },
  "ingredient_hub_url": "https://asxan.ai/ingredients/multivitamin/",
  "related_goal_slugs": [
    "hair-nail",
    "longevity-stack",
    "glp-1-companion"
  ],
  "related_lifestyle_slugs": [
    "senior-60-plus",
    "pregnancy",
    "plant-based"
  ],
  "last_evidence_review": "2026-06-04",
  "schema_version": "nc-public-v0.2",
  "api_version": "nc-public-v0.3",
  "_meta": {
    "last_evidence_review": "2026-06-04",
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      "rationale": "asxan.ai surfaces the educational, evidence-tier-disclosed slice. Formula composition, clinical-protocol internals, and RnD pipeline data are intentionally outside this public surface."
    }
  }
}