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In an ideal world, no one would need dietary supplements. Our balanced diets would provide all the vitamins, minerals and other nutrients our bodies need. Alas, the world of American eating is far from ideal. And that, some nutrition experts and supplement advocates argue, is why we need dietary supplements. The latest federal data show that more than half of U.S. adults use dietary supplements, mostly multivitamins.
Unless it is prescribed in another form, you may want to take your vitamin supplements along with your meals. Because only 10% of the vitamins you take actually get absorbed in your body, choose carefully what type of vitamin supplements you take.For instance, your body may need two hundred milligrams per day of a certain vitamin so you donât need to get vitamin supplements that are five hundred milligrams per tablet.Try to get the vitamin supplements in the required dosage for your individual needs or as close as possible.tâs important to realize that taking vitamins should not be a replacement for good eating. They should be used with your food, not in place of it. Absorption Rate of Vitamin Supplements. Merely eating certain foods or taking certain vitamin supplements is only as good as they are getting absorbed into your body.