Why is it important to get your nutrients from whole food vs. supplements?

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So what makes it so much better to get your nutrients through foods rather than supplements? I understand you need to eat, but say all you’ve got is potatoes and multivitamins, is that very much less effective than eating a balanced diet? Or is it just “ideal” to get them through foods but you’ll still be ok?

Like if that’s all you had for a month, would your health really suffer negatively?

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Wouldn’t relying almost solely on suppliments completely destroy your metabolism?

Kinda like just relying on meal replacement shakes, you have to give your digestive system something to actually work on.

Suppliments are only needed if you aren’t able to get certain nutrients through your regular food, OR need more of them than you’d normally get.

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