"Multivitamin researchers say "case is closed" after studies find no health benefits"

[Reason]

"Multivitamin researchers say "case is closed" after studies find no health benefits"

I'm skeptical of these "results"...



http://www.cbsnews.com/news/multivi...case-is-closed-supplements-dont-boost-health/

 

[WM_in_MO]

“We believe that the case is closed -- supplementing the diet of well-nourished adults with (most) mineral or vitamin supplements has no clear benefit and might even be harmful,”

If you are well-nourished you don't need to supplement.

Most of us are not well-nourished.

 

[NorthCarolinaLiberty]

If you were scientist stoned out of your gourd on pharmaceuticals and other chemicals, or a college communications major, then you'd likely reach the same conclusion.

 

[angelatc]

Loving the knee-jerk anti-science reactions.

This is reinforcing what the resident health experts always say - that there's no substitute for eating right and exercising. There just aren't any pills that can replace that.

 

[Dr.3D]

“We believe that the case is closed -- supplementing the diet of well-nourished adults with (most) mineral or vitamin supplements has no clear benefit and might even be harmful,”

If you are well-nourished you don't need to supplement.

Most of us are not well-nourished.

This is much like saying.... "Adults with their heads above water will find no clear benefit from using SCUBA diving equipment."

 

[donnay]

Depends on the multivitamin one takes. People need to do their own research and buy from reputable companies they can trust. I take a host of vitamins and minerals daily, from a company I researched and trust. I certainly do not trust Big pHARMa and therefore, I wouldn't trust vitamins and mineral supplements they put out--but that's just my opinion from research I have done. I have looked into Pfizer's Centrum vitamins. If you enjoy digesting rocks for your mineral source then by all means take it. Their stuff is just crap, IMHO. When taking minerals it is important to take plant derived colloidal minerals.

There is a huge vitamins and mineral deficiency in our soils, so if you think you can get it by eating healthy food it going to be really hard to do.

 

[mczerone]

Related newsflash: Typical "multi-vitamins" sold at your neighborhood chain drug store are just as worthless as most American food.

These studies didn't look at the absorption of nutrients in the users, the types of deficiencies in their diets, or whether more targeted supplements do more than multivitamins.

 

[purplechoe]

Loving the knee-jerk anti-science reactions.

This is reinforcing what the resident health experts always say - that there's no substitute for eating right and exercising. There just aren't any pills that can replace that.

Do you suffer from a lack of comprehension skills?

 

[angelatc]

Do you suffer from a lack of comprehension skills?

Did you read the article?

 

[dannno]

Related newsflash: Typical "multi-vitamins" sold at your neighborhood chain drug store are just as worthless as most American food.

These studies didn't look at the absorption of nutrients in the users, the types of deficiencies in their diets, or whether more targeted supplements do more than multivitamins.

Ya these scientists suck at science.

 

[Dr.3D]

I agree with the study. It's true. If your body doesn't need vitamins, taking multivitamins won't do you any good.

They only help people who have deficiencies.

 

[angelatc]

Related newsflash: Typical "multi-vitamins" sold at your neighborhood chain drug store are just as worthless as most American food.

These studies didn't look at the absorption of nutrients in the users, the types of deficiencies in their diets, or whether more targeted supplements do more than multivitamins.

Are you sure?

 

[angelatc]

“We believe that the case is closed -- supplementing the diet of well-nourished adults with (most) mineral or vitamin supplements has no clear benefit and might even be harmful,”

If you are well-nourished you don't need to supplement.

Most of us are not well-nourished.

Would you argue with this?

They went on to urge consumers to not “waste” their money on multivitamins.


“The ‘stop wasting your money’ means that perhaps you're spending money on things that won't protect you long term,” editorial co-author Dr. Edgar Miller, a professor of medicine and epidemiology at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, told CBS News’ chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook. “What will protect you is if you spend the money on fruits, vegetables, nuts, beans, low fat dairy, things like that ..exercising would probably be a better use of the money.”

 

[Suzanimal]

The authors of the editorial say the evidence is clear about supplements, except for vitamin D, which has been shown to be both effective and ineffective for preventing falls and fractures in elderly.

 

[Keith and stuff]

Good info. Knowing my diet... I just got a multivitamin and some D vitamins. They go down well with beer.

 

[mczerone]

Loving the knee-jerk anti-science reactions.

This is reinforcing what the resident health experts always say - that there's no substitute for eating right and exercising. There just aren't any pills that can replace that.

Did you read the article? The scientists admit that there may still be a role for multi-vitamins if people aren't eating right or exercising.

I trust that the studies showed what they claimed: OTC name brand multivitamins don't do much, if anything, for your health. I'm only unhappy with the sensationalist, "anti-science" science reporting that don't get into the specifics of which multivitamins were tested, the possibility that better vitamins may have more significant results, or that typical Sam's Club groceries aren't going to have a good breakdown of vitamins or minerals either, even if you are careful with your diet.

Or how about this anti-science:

Dr. Edgar Miller, a professor of medicine and epidemiology at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, ... [said] “What will protect you is if you spend the money on fruits, vegetables, nuts, beans, low fat dairy, things like that ..exercising would probably be a better use of the money.”

No meat? No Fat? No leafy greens? Low Fat Dairy? And who has to pay to exercise? This doctor just told people to eat a plate of sugary berries, a side of mashed potatoes, syrupy baked beans, with a lactose-intolerance-inducing beverage while paying for a gym that they don't know how to use to keep their body in shape.

Sorry, but supplementing is essential until we all have our own perma-culture farmhouses, knowledge of healthy preservation techniques, and a workout regimen built for our specific body type. And Flintstone Vitamins aren't going to bridge that gap.

ETA:

Would you argue with this?

Yes, yes I would. And did.

 

[mczerone]

Are you sure?

You want to give me $300,000 in grant money and a stable of public health/medicine grad students to do some well designed studies?

I'm working from knowledge gained from a number of unaligned nutritionists and a few anecdotal situations where taking a supplement from a grocery store did nothing, but switching it with one ordered from an organic/sustainable/nutrition based supplier (and keeping the rest of the diet unchanged) fixed the issue.

 

[purplechoe]

Did you read the article?

Did you even read the 2nd post?

 

[Carson]

"Multivitamin researchers say "case is closed" after studies find no health benefits"

That reminds me. I should take one tonight.

Years ago my biology teacher told us that full blown scurvy was pretty rare today. She then went on to tell us some of the first signs. One was bleeding gums. She thought if your gums are bleeding it may be a sign your low on vitamin C.

I've often taken a multivitamin when my gums bleed when I'm brushing. I've often seen them stop a day or so afterwards.

So I would say Multivitamin's do have a benefit.


Case still open.

 

[NorthCarolinaLiberty]

I want you libtardarians to stop arguing with the pros. Me--myself--I'm going down to Walmarx to get a flu shot, a bottle of enriched ketchup, and a case of Gatorade.