I remember, when I was much younger (I'm in my 60's), a number of medical experts and doctors declaiming the same thing-no one needs to take vitamins. Then, someone did a survey of doctors and such, and guess what folks? It turned out that a whole bunch of them took vitamins. And their excuses? Oh, they knew HOW to take them. THEY had stressful lives and didn't always eat right (like the rest of us). One of them, a Dr. Lendon Smith, used to pop up on the talk shows and run the 'you don't need vitamins, I'm an expert, I KNOW' line every time. After that survey came forth, Ol' Doc Smith came out with his OWN brand of vitamins. Thanks, I'll take my vitamins...it's my money, so stop pretending that you want to help me save it....so you can get more of it.