Nutrition Articles

If you eat a good, healthy, well-balanced diet, you do not need any vitamin or mineral supplement tablets. You should find it all in your food. While you need an adequate amount of both vitamins and minerals to function, scientific evidence, thoroughly investigative as it has been, has yet to find that additional amounts are of any benefit. Taking supplements will not harm your health but they will not prove a substitute for a poor diet. Pills cannot provide the qualities derived from fruit, vegetables and whole grains. The only possible exceptions are strict vegans, who feel they are not getting enough vitamins and minerals from a limited diet, or those recommended by a qualified physician.