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Okay, I'm not a physician, but for me as a layman there does not seem to be anything new in the study described. Yes, not taking it without indication has alway
by JohnStrangeII 7y ago
Okay, I'm not a physician, but for me as a layman there does not seem to be anything new in the study described. Yes, not taking it without indication has always been the professional recommendation. Stopping Aspirin treatment can also increase the risk of a stroke, so the treatment shouldn't be stopped without medical supervision.
I'm wondering whether there is any example of a medicament or artificial supplement that is recommended to be taken without indication. I've never heard of something like that. Vitamin supplements should be replaced by more healthy nutrition and maybe more fresh air, more sun, and doing some sport. If there is no diagnosed deficiency, then supplements have no benefits at all. Most of the "daily supplements" you can buy in a pharmacy can be replaced by occasionally drinking a glass of orange juice, eating a banana, or eating something with honey. I once went to the pharmacy when I had a cold and didn't check what they were giving to me very carefully. At home, I realized that I just bought some pills that contained traces of honey... at a price of 16 EUR!
- layoutIfNeeded 7y ago>more sun Pls no. Skin cancer is no joke.
- unfunco 7y agoNor are these damn rickets.
- JohnStrangeII 7y agoWhat I mean is 20 minutes/day to get your Vitamin D levels right.
- mrob 7y agoSun exposure increases skin cancer risk, but skin cancer is in most cases easily treatable if caught early, and there's evidence that sun exposure reduces all cause mortality, e.g.: http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/38/2/1173.long http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/38/2/1173.long If this is a real causal link, the next important question is how much is attributable to vitamin D synthesis (which, assuming the localization of vitamin D in the skin isn't important, could theoretically be replaced by supplements), and how much is attributable to things that can't be supplemented, e.g. increased nitric oxide synthesis. See: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5593895/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5593895/
- khuey 7y agoVitamin D supplements keep failing to show broad benefits in trials. Here's a popular press writeup with citations to the relevant trials: https://www.vox.com/2018/10/4/17933880/vitamin-d-health-sun-diet https://www.vox.com/2018/10/4/17933880/vitamin-d-health-sun-...
- mrob 7y agoI live far enough from the equator, and get little enough sunlight exposure, that I believe I was deficient. After I started supplementing I noticed my fingernails growing stronger. I didn't anticipate this happening so I didn't save samples for objective measurement, but I clearly remember that my fingernails would easily buckle if I pressed the ends against each other, and now they do not. The cost and risk is very low, so I think it's worth it for the stronger fingernails (useful as prying tools).
- firethief 7y agoThe elephant in the room is that big confounding factors can be expected: healthy people get more sunlight; also, people who go outside more during the daytime are likely to have healthier social lives, which is big for CVD. So the question is, how much, if any, does the sunlight itself benefit health, given that we could expect a strong correlation even if the answer is "negatively"?
- JohnJamesRambo 7y agohttps://www.outsideonline.com/2380751/sunscreen-sun-exposure-skin-cancer-science https://www.outsideonline.com/2380751/sunscreen-sun-exposure...
- mrob 7y agoWhat do you expect to get from honey that would otherwise be found in supplements? Honey contains some known antibacterial compounds, but AFAIK none are human nutrients.
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