Over half of Americans take dietary supplements...supplements are taken to guard against the rare instance in which the proper amount of vitamins are not received in our typical diet. However, it is not typical to hear of many people who suffer from beriberi, pellagra, scurvy, or rickets anymore (caused by deficiencies of thiamine, niacin, vitamin C, and vitamin D, respectively).
I don't personally take a multi-vitamin or dietary supplement, the main reason being that my body has a horrible time trying to digest it, and I figure that that's NOT a good sign. Nonetheless, this notion that we can create a pill for everything (have you heard of the one that's the "next best thing to fruits and vegetables"?) and become passive patients is just not something I'm willing to accept.
Agree...mostly. What about Iron supplements when you are pregnant?
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