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Question: Isn't it expensive to take vitamins and minerals?
Answer: In our society, about one dollar per person is spent daily on soft drinks. Is that wasteful? Expensive is meaningful only by comparison. The multiple vitamin and mineral supplement costs less than 25 cents daily. Is your health worth twenty-five cents a day?
Question: A salesperson I know sells a brand of vitamins not available in stores. He says they’re better and are all natural, but they're quite expensive. Should I use them?
Answer: Just about all vitamins are made by five companies worldwide. Every atom in each vitamin is as natural as the atom in any other vitamin. My advice is to go with a good brand name because name-brand firms have the most to lose if something goes wrong and therefore usually have the best quality control.
Question: I notice some companies have products that are targeted to specific age groups. I can understand supplements for children, but what about those aimed at seniors?
Answer: If the supplement supplies at least what is listed in Basic Supplements Table, it is fine. A little more won't hurt and can actually help.
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