This isn't rocket science, but I am glad the research is being done. It seems obvious that eating whole foods is the best way to get your vitamins and minerals.

This isn't rocket science, but I am glad the research is being done. It seems obvious that eating whole foods is the best way to get your vitamins and minerals. First of all we have millions of years of consumption of whole foods, so our microbiotic gut systems are well tuned to them. Supplements are fairly new evolutionarily. The specific form of compounds is extremely important as noted here: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111011112501.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111011112501.ht... Maybe I am hypersensitive, but I can literally feel that there is a man-made substance in my body when I take vitamins. Just my two-cents.