WHICH VITAMINS DO you need most, and how much do you need? Men’s Health went to the experts for the answers. But first, an interesting footnote: Men and women have differing nutritional needs. In fact, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration puts out separate men’s and women’s lists of Recommend Dietary Allowances (RDA) for vitamins and minerals. And men need more of just about every essential nutrient than women do. Why? Quite simply, because we’re bigger. We have more muscle and burn more calories than women do. And those of us who are fit and active, in particular, need higher quantities of certain key nutrients.
Further, getting enough of the right vitamins and minerals can help us fight problems we men are at especially high risk for, such as elevated cholesterol, hypertension, coronary heart disease, stroke, certain cancers and kidney stones.
Here, in alphabetical order, are the nine nutrients men need most