Why Dietary Supplements Are a Waste of Your Money Dietary Supplements can seem pretty attractive. (You mean all I have to do to stay healthy is pop a multivitamin?) But researchers say they're a Waste of money. As this story from Vox shows, Dietary Supplements promise a slew of health benefits (weight loss, improved digestion, clearer skin), but study after study has found that these claims are exaggerated. A**ther problem? There's little government oversight, so you can't be sure exactly what's ...