| Challenge Criteria* |
LifePak® |
Optimal Health System Custom Health Pak |
| *Unless otherwise stated the nutrients in both products fall within the specified ranges and meet the criteria. |
| Uses exclusively natural vitamin E (d-alpha-tocopher) because of its documented higher bioavailability over the synthetic form (dl-alpha tocopher). |
Yes |
Yes |
| Provides at least 50% of the most recently established nutrient intake recommendations of the National Research Council (NRC) for adult men and women of all essential vitamins and minerals, except electrolytes, phosphorus, fluoride and iron. |
Yes |
Below 50% of 1998 NRC AI for calcium, below 50% of 1998 NRC RDA for magnesium, below 50% of 1989 NRC RDA for iodine, below lower limit of 1989 ESADDI for copper, manganese, chromium, and molybdenum
No vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin D, vitamin K, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folic acid, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, biotin, pantothenic acid |
| Uses optimum amounts of antioxidant nutrients: 100-400 IU vitamin E, 200-500 mg vitamin C, 5,000-10,000 IU beta-carotene, and 70-200 mcg selenium. |
Yes |
35 mcg selenium, no vitamin C, vitamin E, or beta-carotene |
| Uses optimum amounts of B-vitamins involved in homocysteine metabolism: at least 200 mcg folic acid, 1.5 mg vitamin B6and 2.4 mcg vitamin B12. |
Yes |
No folic acid, vitamin B6, or vitamin B12 |
| Uses optimum amounts of bone nutrients: 500-1,500 mg calcium, 210-700 mg magnesium, 200-800 IU vitamin D, at least 40 mcg vitamin K, and at least 1 mg boron. |
Yes |
30 mg calcium
26 mg magnesium
0.5 mg boron
no vitamin D or vitamin K
|
| Provides at least 6 mg carotenoids from at least 3 out of the 5 most important sources: beta-carotene, alpha-carotene, lutein, lycopene and cryptoxanthin. The amounts must be specified. |
Yes
6 mg beta-carotene
2 mg alpha-carotene
2 mg lutein
1 mg lycopene
|
No carotenoids |
| Provides at least 20 mg of dietary flavonoids from at least 3 different, well-characterized sources, such as catechins, citrus bioflavonoids, quercetin, isoflavones, and grape seed extract. The amounts must be specified. |
Yes
90 mg green tea catechins
25 mg citrus bioflavonoids
50 mg quercetin
10 mg isoflavones
10 mg grape seed extract
|
Yes
20 mg grape seed extract
20 mg grape skin extract
75 mg milk thistle
5 mg pine bark extract
|
| Uses well-absorbable, bioavailable sources of trace minerals zinc, iron, copper, and chromium (if present), such as organic acid salts and amino acid chelates. |
Yes |
Yes
|
| Free of potentially unsafe amounts of vitamins and minerals according to the most recently published NOAEL established by the CRN. |
Yes |
Yes
|
| Free of artificial fillers, binders, colors, flavors and preservatives. |
Yes |
Yes |
| Meets USP XXIII disintegration guidelines: 30 minutes for capsules and uncoated tablets, 45 minutes for coated tablets. |
Yes |
Yes
3/9/1999
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