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I speculate a lot of people (in the US) don't eat particularly well. i.e. the lack of fruit/veg/nuts/legumes/fiber and the amount of fat/sugar/salt/carbs/indi
by vlod 4y ago
I speculate a lot of people (in the US) don't eat particularly well.
i.e. the lack of fruit/veg/nuts/legumes/fiber and the amount of fat/sugar/salt/carbs/indirect-crazy-chemicals in food.
My main concern is that when I get "old" I have "X" becz I didn't eat enough "Y". e.g. eat things and potentially take something to help/avoid glaucoma.
At worst (if I'm not stupid) I have expensive urine. With a bit of luck I've reduced my chances of getting cancer/heart-disease/stroke by a few points.
- IceMetalPunk 4y agoI mean, maybe, but that's definitely a question to ask your doctor. Instead of self-diagnosing with a deficiency that you may not have and then spending money to treat it in a way that does nothing if you were wrong, ask your doctor, get a blood test, and get a real diagnosis to know if you need supplements. Especially since, as stop50 mentioned in this thread, there are some vitamins that you can actually overdose on without meaning to as they get stored in fat and accumulate. Then you're causing yourself harm based on guessing you might have a deficiency. Doctors, medicine, blood tests: they all exist for a reason. Get the information before taking action, don't make guesses about your health.
- Engineering-MD 4y agoWell some vitamin excess causes harm, for instance high vitamin c intake is associated with kidney stones
- vlod 4y agoSure, that's what I mean about not being stupid.