Tuesday, July 15, 2008 . 7/15/2008
This is an excellent article on multivitamins and how they are largely ineffective and can even be harmful.I always get this from my mom: "You should take a vitamin everyday" "It will make you feel better" etc, etc. I always tell her that if she thinks I'm severely lacking in a vitamin(s), then she can take me to the doctor's and they will determine it. That's what people should do when considering taking a supplement, anyway. Many times, perfectly healthy people will take vitamins in pill form when they simply don't need to, and as a result can overdose and even get sick as a result. Taking vitamins while at the same time eating a balanced diet just seems extremely redundant to me.
In my opinion, multivitamins and other supplements should only be available by prescription from a doctor (and not a "holistic" one either, but an actual licensed medical doctor).
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