| Over half of Americans today take a | | | | there are still insufficient clinical |
| multivitamin of some kind, believing | | | | studies to conclusively indicate whether |
| that it will help them to stave off | | | | a multivitamin is beneficial to most |
| chronic disease and health deficiencies | | | | healthy adults. |
| - but health experts are in disagreement | | | | Ironically, those who use multivitamins |
| over the necessity of these supplements. | | | | the most are generally healthier, more |
| Some doctors and nutritionists feel that | | | | active, and more conscious about their |
| a multivitamin a day is absolutely | | | | diets than those who choose not to use |
| critical to a healthy body, while others | | | | vitamin supplementation at all. As such, |
| point out that with a proper diet and | | | | those who would likely see the greatest |
| exercise vitamin supplementation may be | | | | benefit generally avoid using a vitamin |
| simply redundant. | | | | supplement at all. |
| Some people even take multivitamins or | | | | The major issue that most health |
| other supplements as a way of replacing | | | | professionals have with readily |
| the need for a healthy diet rich in | | | | available mass produced multivitamin |
| fruits and vegetables, or before | | | | supplements is their "one size fits all" |
| engaging in damaging behavior such as | | | | approach - without individualized |
| binge drinking or recreational drug use. | | | | testing and custom design for a vitamin |
| Health experts are largely in | | | | supplement program to suit the |
| disagreement on the subject of vitamin | | | | individual, even when taking a |
| supplements, but on this area they agree | | | | multivitamin there may be a serious |
| - a multivitamin does not obviate the | | | | surplus of one element despite a |
| human requirement for a healthy diet. In | | | | significant deficiency of another. |
| contrast, many health experts believe | | | | Since people of different age groups, |
| that a healthy diet renders vitamin | | | | body types, and activity levels all |
| supplements unnecessary, but none | | | | require different types of supplements, |
| suggest that vitamins alone reduce the | | | | it is advisable to get full testing done |
| need for healthy eating. | | | | in order to determine what vitamins |
| Some individuals claim that a proper | | | | really are necessary rather than simply |
| vitamin supplementation regimen can | | | | purchasing an over the counter |
| resolve problems ranging from digestive | | | | multivitamin tablet. |
| issues to irregular heartbeats, but | | | | |