Answered by Dr Itender Pal Singh
This is one of the more honest conversations I have with patients. My honest answer: for most healthy adults eating a varied diet, multivitamins provide limited, if any, measurable health benefit.
Large studies have generally failed to show that multivitamins reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer, or early death in people who are already getting adequate nutrition from food.
Where multivitamins do make sense:
- People with diagnosed nutrient deficiencies
- Older adults, who often absorb certain nutrients less efficiently
- Pregnant women, who need specific nutrients like folic acid at higher levels
- People with restrictive diets or certain medical conditions affecting absorption
My advice: A multivitamin isn’t going to hurt most people, but it’s also not a substitute for eating well. If you’re considering one, it’s more useful to get bloodwork done first to see if you actually have a deficiency worth addressing, rather than guessing.
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