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New vitamin supplement study finds they may do more harm than good
- rolha-capoeira 8y ago> In studies testing the four common supplements of multivitamins, vitamin D, calcium and vitamin C, there was no reduction in incidence of heart disease, stroke or premature death. This means there was no benefit from taking them, but also no harm. I don't know if this is just a poorly written statement or if the study's findings are flawed themselves, but saying that there's no benefit at all because it didn't affect three (rather major) phenomena is very misleading.
- mikestew 8y agoFrom what I read, most of it is "eh, maybe it helps, maybe it doesn't, but we couldn't prove that it does help." But I thought a valid point was made here: "Most people in Western countries don’t have an optimal diet. This review shows taking supplements as an “insurance policy” against poor dietary habits does not work. If it did, there would have been a reduction in early death." Eat your broccoli.
- gepi79 8y agoVery misleading headline. Vitamins are essential nutrients. It is well known that not enough of a vitamin or too much of a vitamin creates problems. Of course vitamins do not prevent or heal diseases that are promoted by aging or an unhealthy diet comprising too much animal products or too much fat or too much protein or too much sugar or too much food in general. Regarding vitamin D: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5541280/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5541280/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17001681 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17001681 The dubious study about vitamin B6 and B12: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15557733 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15557733 What expert is right ? What truths and reasons are omitted to promote some personal agenda ?