Vitamin supplements not a waste of money, says dietitian

An Irish dietitian has clashed with a group of leading American scientists who believe that vitamin supplements should be avoided because they have no health benefit.

Sarah Keogh, a dietitian with the Irish Nutrition and Dietetic Institute, said she would not write off vitamin supplements as a waste of money.

She was commenting on three studies published in the Annals of Internal Medicine that gave supplements the thumbs down.