The importance of multivitamins
Does your doctor recommend that you take vitamin and mineral supplements? Probably not, unless he's a naturopathic practitioner. Traditional doctors generally regard dietary supplements as quaint. Sure - they'll typically say - take vitamins if it makes you feel like they're helping, but don't expect them to work wonders.
And yet, at some point the mainstream decided that one supplement is a MUST. It's hard to imagine a doctor who wouldn't strongly urge expectant mothers to take a folic acid supplement. And with good reason: Folate deficiency during pregnancy has been clearly linked to brain and spinal defects in newborns.
But is folic acid a singular powerhouse of a supplement, while other supplements pale in comparison? No. It's all about perception. But a new study, which shows how multivitamin use may prevent brain tumours in adolescents, just might help change that perception.
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