Despite well-entrenched beliefs to the contrary, supplements really do have beneficial effects, writes Andrea Nagel

The more supplements you take the healthier you are, says a new study published in the Nutrition Journal conducted by Gladys Block at the University of California.

People who rely on supplements to augment their diets have long been thought to be “just making expensive urine”. But the study argues that taking supplements can drastically improve one’s health.

Patrick Holford, who was in South Africa last week to promote his latest book, Optimum Nutrition Made Easy, co-written with Susannah Lawson, agrees.

He believes that the findings of the survey are completely consistent with the emerging science helping to define what “optimum nutrition” really means.

He says: “On the basis of studying the science of nutrition for the last 30 years, I take five different supplements twice a day , as well as following as healthy a diet as possible

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