Why you need to take a multivitamin supplement

                                                          

Clearly, most foods that are available today is nutritionally deplete. Most vegetables and fruits contain Food pesticides, and are potentially dangerous in the long run. Also, the 50-year old recommended daily allowance (RDA) guideline for vitamins and minerals is clearly outdated, and may not be adequate, for say, a very active individual like an athlete; Book review: What Your Doctor Doesn’t Know About Nutritional Medicine May Be Killing You.

In order to get an adequate intake of all vitamins and minerals, you need to take huge servings of rice/ bread/pasta or huge servings of different fruits and vegetables, which is not possible for the average Joe, unless one is living in the Amazon jungle!  That is why it makes sense to take multivitamin & mineral supplements that includes antioxidants and has more than the RDA.