Vitamin supplements: good or bad?
Vitamins are essential but more isn't always betterAlmost one in three people in the UK take a vitamin supplement every day, according to the Food Standards Authority, while 15 per cent of us turn to high-dose supplements for a quick fix.
But do vitamin pills really deliver the health and vitality they promise?
Supplements are taken as a 'health insurance' to boost energy, slow down the effects of ageing and reduce the risk of chronic disease.
They have become big business in the process.