Vitamins for teenagers?

[Staceface627]

I'm not fussing over my weight (I'm actually underweight as it is, haha! Blame it on the fast metabolism) but I am starting to try to eat healthier. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for vitamins (specific, like vitamin A, B, C, supplements etc. etc.) or multivitamins that would be ideal for teens?

[Vhayes]

I would go with a good multiple vitamin for starters and see how you do with it.
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[teddyv]

I have heard of a recent study that multivitamins don't seem to have any particular effect on ones health. Nothing bad can happen (inless you're ingesting a bottle a day), but under controlled circumstances there does not appear to be any significant benefits. By eating a fairly well-balanced diet one should be able to get all the required vitamins and trace elements needed. I'll see if I find the study.

Edit:
Sorry, scratch that above. My bad. The study was in regard to multivitamin effectiveness with respect to warding off cancer and heart disease.
Here's a link to some commentary on it. http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/0...-multivitamin/