Supplements Are More Popular Than Ever (Gift Article)

Most supplements and vitamins have little or no proven benefit, and even some have potential of harm, but that hasn't held back ~80% Americans taking them, highest proportion ever www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/w...

“I would guess that well over 80, 90 percent of supplement consumption doesn’t offer any proven benefit to the person who’s taking it,” said Dr. Pieter Cohen, an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.”

Americans Love Supplements, but Experts Doubt Their Benefits A new survey found that 8 in 10 Americans were taking vitamins, protein powders or other supplements. But experts said there is little evidence for many of these products.

I don't think most people who are trying to be "healthier" are "fixated on longevity" - we're all aware that we're probably going to live to be at least 80. What we want is to live that long youthfully - lean, fit, energetic. Not stooped over yet unable to tie our own shoes.

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Americans Love Supplements, but Experts Doubt Their Benefits www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/w... Most supplements & vitamins have little or no proven benefit & even some have the potential to harm, but that hasn't held back ~80% Americans from taking them, the highest proportion ever

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Americans Love Supplements, but Experts Doubt Their Benefits experts said there is little evidence for many of these products www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/w...

Americans Love Supplements, but Experts Doubt Their Benefits: “Most of these are a waste of money,... “There’s no data to support them, but it enriches your urine.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/w...

Americans Love Supplements, but Experts Doubt Their Benefits www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/w...

Americans Love Supplements, but Experts Doubt Their Benefits www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/w...

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/w...