How useful are your supplements?
Some critics say it's better to try and eat a balanced diet.
Vitamin C, vitamin D, collagen, creatine, magnesium. All of them can be found in supermarkets, wellness shops and of course, online. These products, also known as supplements, have gained so much popularity that the global market has an estimated value of over $150 billion.
But do they actually work and what’s the science behind them? The BBC’s Digital Health editor Michelle Roberts unpacks some of the most popular supplements for us. Plus we hear from people around the world about why they’ve decided to include them in their diet.
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- Mon 29 Dec 202518:50GMTBBC World Service News Internet
- Tue 30 Dec 202503:50GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa, South Asia, West and Central Africa & East Asia only
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