Why the study that showed taking vitamins don't work, is wrong.
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If Naturemade products are available in your area just get their multivitamin. Its certified by an outside organization that verifies dosage. Most "weight loss" packets are made up of expensive junk that doenst help.I have a stupid question but I am going to ask anyway.
Does it matter if you just take a multi vitamin or should I get the pre packaged type of vitamins when I am trying to lose weight? I currently take just a multi vitamin, Vitamin D (per Doctor's orders) and FeverFew (to help with migraines). is this good enough?
But if you want to be thorough get your doctor to do a blood panel to see if you are deficient in anything.0 -
Because then it would defined under a drug category. Honestly, the DSHEA has done a disservice to consumers by not doing a better job with regulation. While vitamins are essential for good health, many sellers don't have to prove that their products meet an actual standard. Companies are only investigated if there's enough complaints by consumers.TheDevastator wrote: »
No, the FDA will go after you if you say some vitamin cures some disease.
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Yes, but you are taking about 20 times more that what is considered safe, and more than 200 times the recommended dose! There are some interesting long term risks associated with vitamin c megadoses:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/1001.html#Safety
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminC-Consumer/#h2
I've read that it's a different story for current and ex-smokers, though, bc of apparently long-term problems with oxidative stress. (I think your 2nd link makes reference to this idea - have seen different dosages recommended elsewhere.) For Vit C, that is. (Synthetic Vit A, meanwhile, is possibly really bad news for current and ex-smokers.)0 -
I've been to scared to read those links...
Tomatoey I've also read smokers require more VitC than the non smokers.0 -
I agree!christinev297 wrote: »I found the video interesting. Thanks for posting
Haven't taken multi vitamins in 5+ years. I really like her approach of looking at mechanisms in the body and looking for proof of nutrients in the blood. I work in the medical field and have much respect for my colleagues who do research, but I think you really have to dig into the original data yourself to get a clear picture. And many times data can be shifted and skewed and shown at an angle that can prove whatever point you want.0 -
Tried to get back into multis. They hurt my stomach, I was done. Then I was told it was probably the iron and I needed to take them after eating. Couldn't quite get the timing right so I have all these bottles of pills. I don't think I'll be buying any more for a while0
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That's why it's important to choose a good brand.Because then it would defined under a drug category. Honestly, the DSHEA has done a disservice to consumers by not doing a better job with regulation. While vitamins are essential for good health, many sellers don't have to prove that their products meet an actual standard. Companies are only investigated if there's enough complaints by consumers.
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But what does sciencebasedmedicine.org say about it?FunkyTobias wrote: »Only if the claim is made by the seller of the product.
Book authors, on the other hand...
But feel free to continue making things up to support your woo
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I'm not big into vitamins and supplements, but I have used them to treat health conditions. I take D3 because I live in the frozen north and do suffer from SAD and I took high potency iron for a while to treat anemia (after 4 units of blood and 1 unit of IV iron moved me from the severe category into the mild category. My hemo is back in the normal range and the cause was treated so I am back to getting my iron from food). Other than that, I take a multi because, why not? A medication I take has been known to deplete the body of some minerals (like potassium) so the multi helps replenish. It is a trusted brand that provides 100% of most things and no more than that of anything.
High dose anything is useless unless you have a deficiency but there is no evidence that a general purpose multi will be harmful.0 -
christinev297 wrote: »I've been to scared to read those links...
Tomatoey I've also read smokers require more VitC than the non smokers.
That's true. Here, they advise 35mg more for smokers than for non-smokers.
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TheDevastator wrote: »But what does sciencebasedmedicine.org say about it?
There is no evidence to support routine supplementation. There is also reason to avoid taking megadoses of vitamins, as this can cause toxicity, and even short of toxicity the evidence becomes more compelling at higher doses of the risks of supplementation.
https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/vitamins-and-mortality/0 -
The problem I see with this doctor's stance is that the science is progressing AWAY from vitamin supplementation for the average individual. There hasn't been just one, but many studies showing the lack of benefit in vitamin supplementation and megadosing. When I see a single scientist taking a stance contrary to the majority -- one that has not published professionally on vitamin supplementation outside of studies on Vitamin D for people with select disorders -- and spreading her views not in journals, but on Joe Rogan's show, I just don't trust that doctor's view. I have to disregard too much evidence and too many authoritative positions to the contrary in order to embrace her view.
Is it possible that she's a Copernicus in the Catholic Church of the scientific majority? Sure, it's possible. But she's going to have to bring a lot more to the table if she's going to swing opinion her way.0 -
Supplementing is wonderful for people who are low. If you lack iron, D, B-12, whatever, the supplements can be a godsend.
There is no reason to take high doses of things you don't need. The best thing that can happen there is that you pee it all away. The worst thing that can happen is that you create an actual toxicity.
If you can get your vitamins and minerals from your diet, that's the best way to go. It's really hard to do while dieting, though. It's especially if you include junk foods in your diet. I don't eat junk foods and still have a heck of a time balancing my diet.0 -
There is no reason to take high doses of things you don't need. The best thing that can happen there is that you pee it all away. The worst thing that can happen is that you create an actual toxicity.
^^ This. Vitamins are not an exception to the rule of toxicity -- the dose makes the poison. Even vitamin C can be toxic in high enough concentrations (though it is really hard to reach that level, as excess quickly flushes out of the body).
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I was joking. I hate that website.FunkyTobias wrote: »There is no evidence to support routine supplementation. There is also reason to avoid taking megadoses of vitamins, as this can cause toxicity, and even short of toxicity the evidence becomes more compelling at higher doses of the risks of supplementation.
https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/vitamins-and-mortality/
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Taking a properly dosed multivitamin is not harmful to human health... not even close. A good multivitamin can be a beneficial addition to fill in gaps in nutrition if your diet is not always perfect.
However, consuming too much of certain ingredients like Vit A, Vit E, Folate, and Selenium (in both supplement and food form) can be harmful, long-term.
More info here: http://www.aor.ca/assets/Research/pdf/fall_2005_article1.pdf0 -
TheDevastator wrote: »I was joking. I hate that website.
Of course you do. It's always debunking the pseudoscientific nonsense you believe in.
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TheDevastator wrote: »
No, the FDA will go after you if you say some vitamin cures some disease.
Please cite this regulation. I would love to bring this up at the next RAPS session.0 -
It's mostly wrong in it's views and attacks alternative medicine with little knowledge of it.FunkyTobias wrote: »
Of course you do. It's always debunking the pseudoscientific nonsense you believe in.
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Please cite this regulation. I would love to bring this up at the next RAPS session.
I guess you do have to be selling the vitamins and saying they cure a disease but they will target you if you do. Look it up yourself if you want to bring it up at your meeting.0 -
TheDevastator wrote: »\
I guess you do have to be selling the vitamins and saying they cure a disease but they will target you if you do. Look it up yourself if you want to bring it up at your meeting.
Quite familiar with these - how I makes my livins. All falls under adpromo regulation and must be preapproved.
As an individual you can say whatever the heck you want. You may impact your credibility and whatever organization licenses you may have something to say about it, but as far as the FDA - not their jurisdiction.0 -
TheDevastator wrote: »It's mostly wrong in it's views and attacks alternative medicine with little knowledge of it.
Lol
Point to where they are "wrong"
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I don't think you'll find a "scientist" anywhere who will advocate for natural/alternate medicine. It's a real shame.
I'm very fortunate that my periodontist believes in both.0 -
Name a couple of brands.TheDevastator wrote: »That's why it's important to choose a good brand.
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christinev297 wrote: »I don't think you'll find a "scientist" anywhere who will advocate for natural/alternate medicine.
Hmmmm, I wonder why?It's a real shame.
Quite the opposite.
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FunkyTobias wrote: »
It's because a lot of that stuff isn't patentable, so it's not worth it to big companies to spend money on the research. When an idea shows promise, and they think they can find an angle (some way of tweaking the product to make it patentable), research is more likely to happen.
Also, there isn't any regulation of natural products in most places, so the formulations aren't standardized, and neither are the cultivation and processing that go into different products. Like there might be twenty ways to do "valerian" (different plant varieties, different parts of the plants, different amounts in a given pill, etc etc). Some might have an effect, others might not.0 -
It's because a lot of that stuff isn't patentable, so it's not worth it to big companies to spend money on the research. When an idea shows promise, and they think they can find an angle (some way of tweaking the product to make it patentable), research is more likely to happen.
bang! There it is. Makes perfect sense. The almighty dollar wins again..
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christinev297 wrote: »
And so it goes
I personally get a good result from valerian root tincture (sometimes, depending ) (for sleep) 0
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