»The truth about vitamins?«
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  Quote: "For most people there's absolutely no benefit in taking high dose vitamin supplements," said Catherine Collins, chief dietician at London's St George Hospital.
"At best they are a waste of money and at worst they could seriously affect your health." Quote: "I believe taking that vitamin supplements, not only adds years to your life, but also adds life to your years," said Patrick Holford of the Institute for Optimum Nutrition. Which vitamin stance do you take? 
I didn't believe that vitamins really help or that I might need any and was absolutely sure that it's better without them than with - the harmful effects and blah blah. However, I changed my opinion after a few "overdozes" of vitamins helped me with some health problems I have. Have you ever tried megadozes of vitamin C against a cold? I have and it did help.  Quote: For the general population, taking large doses of Vitamin C does not to stop you catching colds - but it can relieve the symptoms and reduce the cold's duration.
But lots of people take Vitamin C for a very different reason. It is one of a group of vitamins called anti-oxidants that are claimed to help prevent diseases like cancer or heart disease. The idea comes from scientific studies that have shown that people who eat a diet rich in anti-oxidants, are less likely to develop these illnesses. [CLICK HERE TO VIEW THIS PICTURE] posted by mymla |
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 Quote: "For most people there's absolutely no benefit in taking high dose vitamin supplements," said Catherine Collins, chief dietician at London's St George Hospital.
"At best they are a waste of money and at worst they could seriously affect your health." 1) I don't exactly know what she's talking about, but countless studies have shown the benefits of additional vitamin intake. Maybe she's only talking about VitC for colds. 2) So far only Vitamine A and D overdoses are linked to some danger. The "physicians against vitamins" war lasts since years. Imagine you have studied all kinds of illnesses and symptoms and pharmacy. And then suddenly someone tell you "Cancer? Sure, take Vitamine C to not get it. Heart attacks? Sure, take Vitamin C. Acne? Sure, take Magnesium and Zinc. Depression? B vitamins could help!". This poor-man's (applicable and cheap) solution makes doctors rotate. I don't think it's normal how they react. I suspect also some linkage to the pharma industry when doctors rage against vitamins. posted by knn |
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 I'm not sure which ones, but some, your body only uses and doesn't store After it gets what it needs, your body literally dumps the rest 
Maybe that's what she's talking about. If you're not short of these "unretained" vitamins, no amount of them will do any good, and therefore WILL be a waste of money. I still go with the craving theory, it's there for a reason. If your body needs vitamin C it will crave an Orange or something as a way to let you know - that's if it's running ok. I've yet to figure out which Vitamin it's trying to tell me about when I crave Chocolate
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Quote: I'm not sure which ones, but some, your body only uses and doesn't store
After it gets what it needs, your body literally dumps the rest Yeah the water solubles are washed out and do their benefits in the intestines and the bladder. This is very visible with B vitamins that color your urine bright orange. Quote: I still go with the craving theory, it's there for a reason. If your body needs vitamin C it will crave an Orange or something as a way to let you know - that's if it's running ok. That's only partly true. Why? Because your body can only crave for suchj an amount of vitamine C that it could naturally get (otherwise you would be craving all of the time). That means a few things: 1) You will only crave for a few oranges. 2) To get more vitamin C for your body you would need to eat hundreds of oranges which would have poisonous side effects. Even if your body would feel a deficiency. 3) Maybe there is no "sense" for vitamin C deficiency that gets triggered beyond what we call "scorbut". 4) Usually vitamin C is produced in large (heavy, incredibly large) amounts in all animal bodies (except for humans and guinea pigs). Maybe it's a new genetical defect that is responsible for the lack of vit-c-producing capabilities, thus no "deficiency sense" is yet developed. 5) Senses for vitamins get mixed up by modern life styles and show up as the need for drugs and for sugar. posted by knn |
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