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Why you should consider taking a multivitamin and mineral supplement

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If everyone ate healthy, nutrient-dense food such as fruits and vegetables regularly and easily met their daily recommended amounts of essential vitamins and nutrients, then the use of a daily multivitamin may not be necessary - for most people. 
Unfortunately this is not possible for most of us who don’t have access to quality food or don’t eat as well as we should. In fact, new research is showing that a multivitamin and mineral supplement could be necessary for all of us.

Giulia Criscuolo, pharmacist and expert in complementary medicine agrees and says, “In an ideal world, we would get all our nutritional needs from the foods we eat, but in reality there are several factors which makes it necessary to take a multivitamin and mineral (MVM) every day: 

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