After some preliminary research, I’ve found the consensus to be that you can’t replace fruits and vegetables with multi-vitamins and fiber supplements. But, I can’t find an adequate answer for why this is. What does the food offer that the vitamins don’t (aside from macronutrients that could be attained from foods other than fruits and vegetables)? It seems logical that they wouldn’t be interchangeable – just looking for a more specific answer.
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Part of this is due to the Multivitamin industry being simply terrible and not actually providing you with what you need. However, some micronutrients like Vitamin C are volitile and don’t take well to preservation or cooking.
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