vitamins and minerals found in
your food. For example, vitamin
C from real food helps prevent
many types of cancer and
cardiovascular disease, but
vitamin C from a bottle doesn’t
seem to have the same protective
effects. And a diet high in
antioxidant-rich vegetables and
fruits is associated with a lower
risk for many chronic diseases,
but there isn’t much evidence to
support the use of antioxidant
supplements to prevent disease.Our takeaway is this: Supplements can
never replicate the awesome effects of eating
real food. However, that doesn’t mean
supplements can’t support an otherwise
healthy diet. There is plenty of evidence to
suggest that certain supplements (like fish oil