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"Nutrient deficiencies are common, and supplements don't always work." *Citation needed
by tdees40 13y ago
"Nutrient deficiencies are common, and supplements don't always work."
*Citation needed
- teach 13y agoMy wife has a PhD in nutrition and is also a registered dietitian. She's not on Hacker News, but she would agree with that statement. The vast majority of Americans are chronically deficient in vitamin D, for example. And many "Walmart-quality" supplements are so badly made that you gain no measurable benefit by taking them.
- nazgulnarsil 13y agohttp://www.ars.usda.gov/Services/docs.htm?docid=15672 http://www.ars.usda.gov/Services/docs.htm?docid=15672 Magnesium, calcium, potassium, fiber, vitamin C, D, and E. Potassium is a good example, as supplementation is impossible, supplements are limited to 99mg by law. Vitamin E supplements have shown harm in clinical trials.