I like the last sentence from the study-article where it says that experts agree that vitamins will not compensate for a lousy diet or bad health habits.
It seems so obvious to me. I remember having a discussion, with friends, about multiple vitamins, back in 1969, and that was exactly my position back then. I used to say that a vitamin C tablet is not the same as an orange, apple, broccoli or any other food that contains vitamin C.
I think the public has been "brain-washed" by advertising and by statements made by some health-book authors, not to mention magazines etc. I guess a daily multiple vitamin is like a get-out-of-jail-free card for some people. They don't like healthy whole foods and they think a multiple vitamin will get them off the hook so they can continue their bad habits.
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