Vitamin Supplements

Do You Need Vitamin Supplements When Dieting?

Reducing calories can lead to reduced nutrition. If you eat a healthy, balanced weight loss diet, supplementing your diet with vitamin tablets is not necessary, although it won't do you any harm, providing you choose a multi-vitamin supplement. Don't forget, vitamins and minerals work as a TEAM. So it's best to take a supplement that raises your intake of all vitamins, rather than a pill containing just one vitamin.

When Vitamin Supplements are More Important?

• If you are unable to eat foods from all main food groups.
• If you are following a very low calorie diet.
• If you are ill, or have a medical condition.
• If you are under great stress.
• If you smoke or are a heavy drinker.

If you fall into any of these categories, it is a good idea to take a good quality multi-vitamin-mineral supplement, and follow label instructions.

Just remember: you get what you pay for !