…“Taking vitamins and nutritional supplements are a way to fill in any gaps in your nutrition,” say Keri Gans, M.S., R.D., C.D.N., a nutritionist in New York City and author of The Small Change Diet. And yes, there is some debate on the benefits (or lack there of), and the arguments for and against vitamins and supplements can get heated like whoa. But there are experts who say, hey, they can’t hurt (if you know what and how much) and others who are full on for them: “The studies that have been done on whether or not the body absorbs supplements haven’t been really conclusive,” says Gans. “When you look at food, you’re never looking at a single nutrient — it’s a mix — so when you look at how the body takes in one nutrient and then compare it to a food source, it’s really not comparable.”
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