Do we really need vitamins and supplements?

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Astarlessnightsky · Accepted Answer

Vitamins absolutely, they are essential to your health.

Supplements you only need when you don't get enough of certain stuff from your regular diet, or when you have a really huge big need for certain stuff.

Eg when you are a body builder and you need a huge amount of protein, you can either eat huge amount of specific high protein foods, or you can just use protein supplements. Or when you are vegan and may need iron and vitamin D supplements, or when you can't eat fresh fruits for a long time, you need vitamin C supplements.

burlen · Accepted Answer

If your question is if the body needs supplements, such as vitamins, minerals, and other micronutrients and trace elements, the short answer is no, if you are eating a balanced diet and wide variety of food groups.

However, individuals with minerals and vitamins deficiency due to a narrow eating diet, medical condition, genetic conditioning, or environmental condition would need minerals and vitamins supplementation.

CrazyGirl2 · Accepted Answer

No, not if you eat a completely well balanced diet, but people go to college for years for nutrition and have different opinions on what is important for you to have. The best thing is to try to eat as well as you can, and just take ONE multivitamin a day. Again, the eating well is the most important part of the equation! The MVI, is just that little extra help to get a well balanced diet.

EllaNella · Accepted Answer

not if we manage to eat enough nutrients. anyone with a varied and natural diet probably won't need any.
some exceptions: vitamin D for everyone on the northern hemisphere during winter
vitamin B12 for vegans
omega-3-fatty acids are mainly found in fish/algae. for people who don't eat a lot of that it can be smart to supplement as well

Whatever2929292 · Answer

They can really help us. YES WE NEED VITIMANS!!! But supplements that depends

WindAtMyBack · Answer

Ideally no. In practice it probably doesn't hurt. I don't know if it actually helps, but it shouldn't hurt unless you are getting way over the recommended amount.

It's actually difficult to get everything you are supposed to get. You would have to pay huge attention to your diet to get everything.

On the other hand, the human body is amazingly resilient. The recommended re

DizzyDesii · Answer

I dont take them. haven't taken them daily since childhood. I was told i need more vitamin D so the doc told me to take one pill a week and i took like one a month if that. So im prob still lacking. Vitamins give me cravings so im not gonna take em. I’ll prob try the prenatal ones when pregnant

Anonymous · Answer

I've lost count of how many times people talk about eating a balanced diet meaning you don't need supplements... but they always ignore the poor depleted soil, pollution, impatient farming methods. Not to mention the use of chemical fertilizer that has destroyed the sulfur cycle. If you think you can get all of your minerals by eating a balanced diet then you are just fooling yourself.

purplepoppy · Answer

Humans have survived millions of years without popping vitamin pills. It's only when your diet is shit do you need them.

Bratsondanielle · Answer

It lasted depends on your diet if you have a diet that on the daily includes a little of this and little of that then no but if you eat pizza and drink beer then yes

Wild_princess · Answer

I believe first try to get vitamins and minerals from food... Taking supplements can lead to hyper accumulation of vitamins and minerals... as a pre-med... i couldn't recommend supplement untill absolute necessary.

MCheetah · Answer

If you hunt and grow your own food, then no, of course not! I kinda suck at hunting deer with a bow and arrow, though.

CallmeTheKnight · Answer

We don't. They're just to fill in gaps in your diet. However, if you eat healthy with plenty of fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, legumes, and even lean meats... you don't need supplements

TallAnon · Answer

Depends on your lifestyle. I know people who had a bad time because of vitamin deficiency. (One lost her appetite due to.. b2? Hard to remember. The other had major vitamin d deficiency and had many problems)

OlderAndWiser · Answer

Very few people in the US, other than alcoholics, suffer from vitamin deficiencies.

Chazmatazz269 · Answer

Depends on the quality of your diet. Some do and some don’t. In the US, most probably do.

Kabluie · Answer

Diet deficiencies, and sometimes other body issues will necessitate needing extra vitamin or supplement intake

clampfan101 · Answer

Depends on how long you want to live. You don’t need to exercise or eat healthy to live either, but won’t be living as long if you don’t. Vitamins also help us live longer by helping with our health.

LiamSawyer · Answer

Not if you eat a very well balanced diet with a good variety of foods.

TacosRAwesome · Answer

We shouldn't need them but most people's diets aren't sufficient and the body disposes of what's extra.

JakeS00 · Answer

It's useful for sure. But eating healthy foods will help just as well.

lpoots · Answer

people who are on immune suppressants are advised to  pregnant women are advised to  people who have certain diseases are advised to  elderly are advised to take vitamin d  etc etc

This_Is_My_Opinion8 · Answer

Some people do. Some don't.  Depends on your general health and lifestyle.  Also depends on your goals.

roy_ricky09 · Answer

Not necessarily if you eat healthy food and proper meals

Iron_Man · Answer

yes we do we don’t eat enough vegetables with our dinner

TheAfrikan · Answer

Yes we trully do, and as a fitness person am totally obsessed to supplements, though i am willing to start them out soon.

skeetskeetskeet · Answer

Yeah I hear a lot of ladies are in need of vitamin D

RandomGuy1030 · Answer

Yes. 90% of foods are high in calories and low in nutrients. They taste good as fuck too.

Anonymous · Answer

Ask The Cavemen and all the other Ancient Peoples that survived the ice Age.

Anonymous · Answer

Yes, if you don't eat a balanced diet then you should take vitamins.

josephinelcajon · Answer

Proper diet is all you need

Lowiu · Answer

Not if you have a healthy diet

DavidRaul · Answer

Yes. But most of it goes into waste.

boobliker · Answer

not if you eat the right food

JohnK123 · Answer

No unless u wanna look like jenner 🙄

BLP11520 · Answer

Yes, in wintertime more.

invalid1 · Answer

Difinitely.

Babygirl_S · Answer

I guess we do.

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