Today we’re going to talk about the multivitamin and myth-bust the question of whether it is needed or if we’re just wasting money. This is the best selling supplement in the world and makes over 32 billion dollars of revenue in the US alone and estimates are 200-300 billion dollars worldwide. People see this supplement as an insurance policy, or essential for your health. I look at the history of the multivitamin and where the beliefs about it came from, and then discuss the actual science behind these beliefs.

Vitamin origin story 1:41
The research 5:31
Study on cognitive function/memory 7:08
Why is health at a crisis point? 10:28
One of the major things bioactive compounds do 12:18

“The multivitamin doesn’t have any beneficial effect on human health in living in first and second world countries, but it can potentially be dangerous, because some multivitamins contain 400-10,000% of the recommended daily intake of vitamins and minerals.” 9:01

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