Vitamin Supplements: Good or Bad?

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) reports that, in 2006, Britons spent £220 million on vitamin and mineral supplements and, more surprising, that as many as 43 percent of UK adults had taken vitamin or mineral supplements over the previous 12 months, with usage highest among the 50-65 age group. The most popular supplements of 2006 were cod liver oil and multivitamins, although the fastest growing market is that of 'mega-dose' vitamin and mineral products. Some manufacturers of such products reported an increase in sales of more than 20 percent in the last three years. Undeterred by the occasional warnings that overdosing on vitamins in the morning may damage the body, it seems that people are determined to compensate for their less than healthy lifestyles by loading View the rest of this article