Read the essay. Which of the two opinions do you with? agree 2 Answer the questions. 1 What should we eat five of every day? 2 Why might supplements be ineffective? 3 What might cause lower nutrients in our food? 4 Which are stronger: natural or synthetic. supplements? art ng a ed an r at, and y. introduction 24 SEPTEMBER body Supplements - a waste of money? Health professionals encourage us to get our 5 a day no of fruit and vegetables, which contain vitamin C and so reduce risk of some diseases. However, a recent study says that dietary supplements (vitamin pills, etc.) are a waste of money. Are these pills useless? Let's examine both sides of the argument. 1 The study found that people in the test who took vitamins in supplement form had no additional health improvements from those who took fake supplements. This could be because their bodies had already had all the vitamins needed from the nutrients found naturally in food. However, some nutritionists argue that, because of modern farming methods which have affected the soil, most of the food we eat doesn't include enough nutrients. They insist that the quality of the supplements also makes a difference the body may not be able to use synthetic (not natural) vitamins, but organic ones are more powerful.
