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Over the years there have been several threads on this general subject. Since our knowledge and understanding continues to change I thought I'd ask for opinions from this body. I'm always looking for facts that will keep me up to date.

I used to live by the idea that a proper diet was all it took to be healthy. As I grew older I discovered there is quite a bit of disagreement on what a "proper diet" is. I also discovered that soils in which much of our food grows is pretty weak. Then I think I found that my declining metabolism meant that if I ate enough food to get all the needed nutrients I'd be consuming too many calories.

So, I take vitamins in moderate quantities. My ophthalmologist suggested I take a goodly amount of fish oil. And I use a powdered protein supplement to meet the daily amount recommended in the fitness community.

What do you do? Why?