Vitamin Supplements

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One of my friends is a very health conscious person. She makes sure that her body remains slim by following the after 6PM diet (which suggests not to take as much carbohydrates after 6PM since you'll be heading to sleep so you won't be needing stockpile of energy sources since your body would be at rest for 5 to 8 hours). Aside from that, she always make it a point that part of her monthly budget would be spent for branded vitamin supplements. I asked her if how does a capsule of branded vitamin C cost and I was surprised that a capsule of this branded vitamin C costs about half a dollar! I asked her: "Don't you think its wiser to buy fresh fruits or vegetables as your vitamin C source rather than those expensive branded vitamin C considering that you only don't get the Vitamins you need but you also get those fibers that would aid in your digestion and cleanse your intestines?" She told me that the brand of Vitamin C she's taking is still far better than fruits and vegetables because it is pure vitamin C and that she gets the required amount of vitamin she needs. I still would like to reason out but since it has been years of her daily regimen, I just decided to be silent and respect her belief. Do you think she's correct? I know we need vitamin C in our body but do we really need to have it is a regular dosage? Aren't the vitamins in fruits and vegetables enough for our recommended dietary allowance?