Healthy eating advice for the British is for a diet that provides five portions of fruit and vegetables a day - three to five of vegetables and two to five of fruit.
Dr Katherine Rice-Evans ways that supplementing the diet may be sensible for children and for people who lead busy lives.
Her advice ti people who decide to take supplements is to read the labels carefully and select brands that give 75mg of vitamin E, 100mg of vitamin C and 15mg of beta-caratene.
She said yesterday the for protection against the big killers, cancer and heart disease, vitamin E, C and beta-carotene were emerging from various research projects as important.
Vitamin E is found in nuts and seeds, including bread made with whole wheat, wheatgerm, almonds, walnuts, corn oil, margarines and sunflower seeds.
Vitamin C is found in citrus fruits, and a range of fruit and vegetables including potatoes, cabbage, kale, spinach, tomatoes and water cress.
Beta-carotene is found in green, yellow and orang fruit and vegetables including carrots, apricots, broccoli and lettuce.
Selenium is found in cabbage and broccoli and also in garlic, liver kidneys, milk, onions, whole grain foods and seafood - The Independent.
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