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Young Scottish people care less about their health and have an ignorance about vitamin supplements, according to a poll carried out by nutrition experts.

Around half of the adults surveyed said they took multi-vitamin pills. But young adults were also found to have the least knowledge of vitamins, with 59 per cent claiming they never took a daily supplement.

The poll carried out by Nutricia and Boots the chemist highlighted that the age group with the highest number of people suffering "ailments" recently was the 18 to 24 age group, with 56 per cent of respondents complaining.

Gareth Zeal, Nutricia’s nutrition expert, said: "The younger generation think they are invincible, but the reality is they are not.

"Later, when many start families in their mid twenties, they become more conscious about protecting the family’s health."

Almost three quarters of the 1,000 Scots interviewed said they were more conscious about their health than they were five years ago.