Why Most Dietary Supplements Aren’t Worth the Money

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In this week’s print version of TIME, I write about the dietary-supplement industry and my own Lab Rat experience with taking more than 3,000 supplement pills over five months. My conclusion is that you probably don’t need to take even a multivitamin.

You can get the full story—”Nutrition in a Pill?”—by clicking here (subscription required). Also, you might check out the diet piece that Dr. Mehmet Oz wrote for us. It’s his take on the right way to eat.

I’ll be hosting the Healthland podcast again tomorrow — all the biggest health news of the week in a 20-min. show. You can subscribe to the podcast for free here.

Related Topics: Dr. Oz, eating, fish oil supplements, food science, minerals, Nutrition, nutritional supplements, vitamins, Diet & Fitness, Supplements
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