Science behind dietary supplements: Do we really need to take them?


From multivitamins to fish oil, daily pills and powders, taking supplements have become routine for millions around the world.

Doctors say we need them. Advertising encourages us to take them. And – with industry estimates of more than £36bil (RM162bil) being spent on them worldwide – we are clearly buying them.

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