Do you take dietary supplements (vitamins)? How often?

[crazyincalifornia]

From Web MD.
How many people use vitamins and supplements each year?
Which ones are most popular?
Do doctors use them?
Here’s a rundown of some important supplement statistics, based on the best available data.
The top five selling supplements in 2007:
1) Multivitamins,
2) calcium,
3) vitamin C
4) Fish oil
5) Vitamin E.
Percentage of Americans who do not realize that supplements are not tested or approved by a government agency -- like the FDA -- before they are sold: 52%.
Percentage of doctors who use supplements themselves: 72%.
Amount of money spent on supplements each year by a “heavy consumer” -- someone who buys four or more supplements a month: $576.
How about you?

I take vitamins regularly.

I take vitamins occasionally.

I do not take vitamins.

[AshleyMD]

It's best to get them naturally in your diet, so unless your body can't metabolize it from your foods it's best not to take vitamins because vitamins naturally in food are better for you. However if you do take lab made vitamins you should always eat them with food because vitamins are to help you digest.

[AshleyMD]

Thanks for MHO!

[springocelot]

I don't take vitamins but I do take this:
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and dessicated liver tablets for iron.

[MyNameIsJonas]

I get all of this from my diet.

I have coconut water and vegetable juice regularly. I eat fish at least once a week. I drink OJ regularly.

The only thing i will take occasionally is flax seed oil.

[Prof_Don]

I'll be honest... I don't fully trust the FDA so I don't care about having their approval for a supplement.

I take a multivitamin and flaxseed oil everyday.

[crazyincalifornia]

Any government agency is subject to politics, including the FDA.
I make my decisions based on a combination of sources.
The very fact that the manufacturing companies refuse to submit to voluntary testing, to see what their products really contain, makes me far more suspicious of them than the FDA.
If you go into a vita store they make all kinds of unsubstantiated claims about their products.
Methinks, vitamins are somewhat of a medical ripoff, sold to a largely uneducated public.
Some companies do submit their vita products and have an FDA approved label, which simply means the product contains what the label states.

[Kylie10]

It's okay to take multivitamins or supplements daily. I have been using Multivitamin gummies which can just not strengthen our immunity but are important for body’s essential functions. For more information check here:
I wouldn't recommend the ones which are chemical based or normally sold as healthy. To take plant based multivitamins is absolutely ok. There are so many benefits of taking multivitamins like - Healthier Skin, Hair, Nails, Nutritional support, Increased energy levels, Improved Brain function and so on.

So, yes I take multivitamins regularly.

[Nsinger]

My Flintstones vitamin. B-)

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[MissBex95]

I think taking certain supplements can have added benefits, but only if you are also living a healthy lifestyle such as eating as healthily as possible and sleeping properly as well!

[AshleyMD]

If you're eating a healthy diet then eating extra vitamins wouldn't be a benefit, if you eat horribly, then they could benefit you, but that's because your diet is lacking them.

[PippiL]

vitamins--the only thing we use religiously with absolutely no proof that they work!

[Izzy2102]

I take fish oil, garlic and iron. And vitamin E but I don't eat it, I rub it on my skin

[Zorax]

All of the above except for fish oil (I'm a vegetarian).

[Brownrecluse1224]

i have to take iron. im anemic :(

[Solenn]

i take centrum if i feel i'm not eating well. :)

[GoldCobra]

Super B complex currently

[Klaatu51]

nope i don't LOL

[abundantlyrich]

B12 shots
fish oil.

[GoldCobra]

Nice. Good choice.