Should you take a multivitamin?
Page Contents: Over half of American adults and 70 percent of the elderly take a vitamin or supplement, and research analysts predict that the global market for supplements will climb to $300 billion by 2024. Multivitamins make up a significant chunk of this market. A 2006 National Institute of Health (NIH) conference revealed that 20-30% of Americans use a multivitamin daily, and many more Americans effectively take a multivitamin by eating fortified grain products, like Shredded Wheat cereal and Wonder Bread. But is this a good idea? Are multivitamins really necessary? If so, who would benefit? And what should you look for in a multi? Those are exactly the questions I’ll answer in this article. Why a healthy diet should always be the primary source of nutrients There’s an...