# Can you survive on supplements?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-survive-on-supplements/719972>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 13, 2015, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-survive-on-supplements/719972 "2015-05-13T21:15:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2015, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-survive-on-supplements/719972/21 "2015-05-15T03:00:02Z")

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> [@usedtobe](#):
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> Do you need some kind of bulk to keep the nutrients from just sliding through without being absorbed?

Well, sure, you’d need…_fiber supplements._😉

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