[SweetLady66]

In the Atkins book he says that you should take vitamins but without iron, but he never says why. Can someone explain that to me please? All I have right now is a multi vitamin with iron and I really don't want to buy more vitamins, but I will if I have to. Also, I don't eat meat so perhaps I am not getting tons of iron anyways, so maybe it would be safe to take a vitamin with iron.

[Tennessee]

If you aren't eating meat, what are your protein sources? Generallly, people who are following Atkins are getting enough iron from food, and too much iron can be dangerous. I switched to a multi w/calcium, no iron.

[hockeyfan7]

Unless you have a problem with high iron levels in your blood, I wouldn't worry about it. I take a multi-vitamin with iron and my iron levels are checked every 3 months due to my Celiac disease. They are happily back to normal and maintaining normal.

You can always ask your doctor to check it for you.

[SweetLady66]

I get my protein from eggs, cheese, and fake meat.

[Tennessee]

It's hard to know if you're getting enough iron. Iron is found in green leafy veggies, broccoli, etc, in addition to meat, but I don't know about eggs and dairy. I'd guess that you're safe to take a suppliment, but I'd have the Doc run a quick check to make sure next time you're there.