Still Taking Multivitamins &Real Life Nutrition

Dave Grotto’s first interest in nutrition started more than 25 years ago when he worked in the natural foods industry, having owned and operated his own natural food store. He decided to become a registered dietitian and attended the University of Illinois...

I’m a dietitian, but I get almost as many questions about dietary supplements as food. People like to know what they should eat, and they seem nearly as curious about what, and how much, vitamins and minerals to take.
A recent negative report has fueled the curiosity and confusion about multivitamins, Americans’ favorite dietary supplement. The study, published in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine, concluded that women who took multivitamins or individual...