"The industry tries to create the impression that we are deficient, but randomized trials show that we are not all deficient and we don't benefit from supplements," Miller said, adding that clinical trials include people with varied diets from the general population.

More Capitalism run amok. I'm all for free trade but science should prevail before profit. Knowledge should be worth more.

I'm on a very reduced calorie diet and sometimes worry that I'm not getting enough vitamins and minerals in my food. So I take a multivitamin. I have no idea if it helps or not, but I figure I'd rather be safe than sorry. I will stop taking them when I'm back to eating at a maintenance rather than a deficit.