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Thank you. And if you compare the recommendations to supplement sales, it is probably much more aligned than the headline would suggest. Sales of vitamin D, B12
by nwah1 9y ago
Thank you. And if you compare the recommendations to supplement sales, it is probably much more aligned than the headline would suggest. Sales of vitamin D, B12, folic acid, etc would total in the billions of dollars, and thus make up a large percent of the industry.
But this guide isn't comprehensive at all, and doesn't go into the evidence for the multitude of vitamins, whereas other researchers have tried to synthesize more of that data. [1]
[1] https://informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/snake-oil-scientific-evidence-for-health-supplements/ https://informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/snake-oil-...
(I wouldn't say it is exhaustive by any means, but this is the correct framing of the debate)