“People who constantly take supplements are known to eat much better and have higher nutrient intakes than people who don’t.” Paul R. Thomas, RDN, a scientific consultant at the National Institutes of Health’s Office of Dietary Supplements agreed. “Adding different supplements next to a healthy diet will increase the risk of getting more than you need.”
However, it’s difficult to judge the value of supplements when you only see news headlines coming with all kinds of recommendations and warnings. We decided to ask some of the nation’s top supplement experts one simple question:
What would you advise your friends and family when it comes to vitamins? Their answers might make you reconsider what you have in your medicine cabinet.