Do Women Really Need to Take Multivitamins? A Doctor's Opinion! by Donna John

Women's Health
7 years ago

Do Women Really Need to Take Multivitamins? A Doctor's Opinion!

The plethora of vitamins on the market reads like the alphabet – literally from A to zinc. Do women need to guzzle 50 a day to be healthy? In a perfect world, all of our nutrient needs would come from the best source: food. However, if your diet isn’t text book perfect then take your “nutritional insurance” aka a multivitamin, suggests Dr. Christopher Calapai

“Research shows taking a well-balanced multivitamin throughout your lifespan helps fill in nutritional gaps in your diet," says Dr. Calapai. 

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