India, Sept. 25 -- Multivitamins and supplements are a big part of the current lifestyle and wellness trends, with many influencers, experts, and even health professionals advising their followers to take them. But do they really help us?

In a report published by Johns Hopkins Medicine on 'Is there really any benefit to multivitamins?', researchers found that multivitamins don't reduce the risk for heart disease, cancer, cognitive decline, or an early death. Another analysis of research involving 4,50,000 people found that multivitamins did not reduce risk for heart disease or cancer.

Shining light on whether you should be taking supplements or not, in a September 17 Instagram video, Dr Hillary Lin, MD, Stanford-trained physician, healt...