Vitamin supplements are waste of money, say scientists

Research suggests diet supplements taken by one in three Britons have no clear health benefits and might even be harmful Poll: do you take vitamins?

Vitamin supplements nearly always have no health benefits, are a waste of money and could even be harmful, a group of scientists said in a damning indictment of the industry.

Evidence from studies of almost half a million people suggested that “supplementing the diet of well-nourished adults … has no clear benefit and might even be harmful”, despite one in three Britons taking vitamins or mineral pills.

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