Sem papas na língua (mas também não sei se completamente com razão) médico com responsabilidades na Austrália insinua que, num país com acesso a uma alimentação equilibrada (frutas e legumes) as vitaminas e os minerais (em suplementos) são dispensáveis e só nos fazem "mijar caro":
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/multivitamins-expensive-urine-waste-of-money-vitamins-australian-medical-association-chief-michael-a7578961.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/multivitamins-expensive-urine-waste-of-money-vitamins-australian-medical-association-chief-michael-a7578961.html
Números da indústria (citando):
"Nearly half of adults in the UK take multivitamins, with 46 per cent saying they use them daily or occasionally, according to Mintel.
In Australia, the vitamin pill market has doubled over the last decade and seven out of every ten people take some form of supplement, reported ABC.
Industry bodies have said the tablets are useful because many people have poor diets (...)"
Citando:
"“Many of these products have 50 or more ingredients,” he said. “It really is crazy stuff."
"If that’s what you want to do, and you want to give some profits to the companies that produce those products, well good on you. That’s not what I want to do.”"