Nigeria: Why talking to your doctor before buying that multivitamin is vital —Prof. Fehintola

Professor Fatai Fehintola, consultant physician and clinical pharmacologist at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, speaks with SADE OGUNTOLA about multivitamins and mineral supplements, when they are required, and caution on their rational use for improving health. Excerpts:

ARE multivitamins necessary supplements we should be taking?

Well, multivitamins presuppose that one is dealing with a combination of various ingredients known as vitamins, including vitamins A, B, C, D, E,…