The pop culture of vitamins

Vitamins work as supplements, but are not a cure on their own.

In an ideal world, we’d get all the vitamins and minerals we need from our diets. But in reality, few achieve this. Even for those who consciously eat healthily, the nutritional content of many foods is depleted compared with how it was even a few decades ago. GP and nutritionist Dr Sarah Brewer answers five essential questions about supplements.

Does a multi-vitamin tick all the boxes?