The world of multi-vitamins is loaded with information and mis-information. What should be in them? How much?
Multi-vitamin suggestions: Take your multi-vitamins with meals to avoid stomach upset and enhance absorption. Follow published medical advice. Harvard researchers Drs. Kathleen Fairfield and Robert Fletcher recommended that everybody, regardless of age or health status, take a daily multi-vitamin. Put multi-vitamins to work for your health needs. The prestigious Cleveland Clinic has this advice when considering your type of multi-vitamin:
 67% to 88% of the elderly are at moderate to high nutritional risk. (From a 1999 study commissioned for the Older-American Act.)
 Individuals who consume fewer than 1,200 calories per day need a multi.
 Strict vegetarians may not eat enough foods rich in Vitamin B-12.
 Smokers may need more Vitamin C, as smoking interferes with its absorption.
 Lactose-intolerant individuals may need a multi in order to obtain better calcium retention.
 People who skip meals and/or who do not eat a wide-variety diet may need a multi-vitamin.