There are many claims about supplements, and there are some correlations (not causations) drawn between taking vitamins and placebo but there is no evidence to suggest vitamin or mineral supplements are going to be very helpful to the average person. The caveat is that certain populations may find benefit in supplementing in addition to a balanced diet, like pregnant women and folic acid, people with darker skin living in cooler climates, the professional advice is to seek medical opinion especially if you regularly take medications as there may be some contraindications that a GP will be able to discuss with you.

Let’s start with a simple understanding of calories in and calories out but let us change the work calorie for the word energy!

By understanding your energy expenditure you can work out what you need to fuel that, running on empty will only make you ill, running on too little without having the reserves for it will make you ill, running marginally below if you have size/mass to lose will help you lose weight. This is true without trying fancy diets that cut out macro nutrients which are essential for your body to function as you want and be well.