Multivitamins
Around 46% of adults in the United Kingdom take a multivitamin on a daily basis.
So are they worth it?
On the whole, trials evaluating multivitamins haven't been proven to decrease in the risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease, cognitive decline, or other life-threatening diseases.
However, they can be useful for some people to ensure your not deficient.
Who might need a multivitamin?
In general, the people most likely to benefit from a multivitamin are those who are unable to consume a wide variety of foods for financial reasons.
Being on a restrictive diet such as being a vegan or some weight-loss diets makes it harder to meet your nutritional requirements. A multivitamin can be useful and make it easier in this situation. With better planning, you can still easily meet your nutritional requirements.
I personally take a multivitamin most days. While it hasn't been proven to prevent chronic diseases and improve your health, it's unlikely to be harmful and is very cheap. I use it to ensure I'm not deficient in any vitamins, but I don't consider it essential.
Just don't take one and then eat a poor diet because you think you're covered by the multivitamin.
Ideally, the priority should be on improving your diet instead of popping a multivitamin. Multivitamins are not a shortcut to better health and the prevention of chronic diseases.
So are they worth it?
On the whole, trials evaluating multivitamins haven't been proven to decrease in the risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease, cognitive decline, or other life-threatening diseases.
However, they can be useful for some people to ensure your not deficient.
Who might need a multivitamin?
In general, the people most likely to benefit from a multivitamin are those who are unable to consume a wide variety of foods for financial reasons.
Being on a restrictive diet such as being a vegan or some weight-loss diets makes it harder to meet your nutritional requirements. A multivitamin can be useful and make it easier in this situation. With better planning, you can still easily meet your nutritional requirements.
I personally take a multivitamin most days. While it hasn't been proven to prevent chronic diseases and improve your health, it's unlikely to be harmful and is very cheap. I use it to ensure I'm not deficient in any vitamins, but I don't consider it essential.
Just don't take one and then eat a poor diet because you think you're covered by the multivitamin.
Ideally, the priority should be on improving your diet instead of popping a multivitamin. Multivitamins are not a shortcut to better health and the prevention of chronic diseases.