Not if you believe the latest media reports. They'll tell you the latest study or studies show no benefits to taking vitamins. What do they not tell you about the study? Who funded it, who did the study, that the vitamins in the study were synthetic, cheap, had fillers that shouldn't be in a vitamin, perhaps used artificial colors, were low dosage, etc. Were the vitamins taken on an empty stomach or with food? In short, any study can be made to show any result. Sometimes they'll do this by eliminating people who did show benefits from taking something.
Yes, there are multivitamins and other supplements available that won't do anything and should be avoided. Why would they use these, and why would the media report only the negative studies? Maybe because the drug/pharmaceutical companies pay big advertising money to the media. And if you took the vitamins that keep you healthy, they wouldn't sell as many drugs.
The media and drug companies can be pretty convincing. If I didn't eliminate many health problems after starting on supplements, and if I didn't educate myself about supplements, nutrition, and health, I might be inclined to believe them. And that is my advice to you - educate yourself about health, supplements, nutrition, and proper exercise. It is as important, if not more so, than anything else you do. I personally have spent almost as much time on this (about 25 years) as I have on photography (over 30 years).
Addendum: After posting the above, I received an email confirming benefits of multivitamins - here is a link. Check the Dec 17th article: http://orthomolecular.org/resources/omns/index.shtml
Of course, there are a lot more than just multivitamins. I take supplements for my heart, joints, bones, immune system, sports, etc. Can you get what you need from your diet? Most likely not unless you have your own farm with perfect growing conditions, and eat what you grow as soon as you pick it, and get the variety you need.
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