reading labels

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how does the body react when you take a vitamin or supplement that contains

more (sometimes way more) than 100% of what your body (supposedly) needs a

day? can you overdose on it? does the body just flush it out?

 

i was talking with my mom about choosing a good multivitamin. i showed her

different bottles (different brands/blends) and she would say, no don't take

that it's got way too much of vit. A (for example).

 

if it is bad for you - and you should avoid such products, how can the

people who make/sell them get away with that? some of the percentages go

into the thousands.

 

thanks for your feedback,

 

- drgn

 

(pretty clueless about these things =\)

 

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<< how does the body react when you take a vitamin or supplement that

contains

more (sometimes way more) than 100% of what your body (supposedly) needs a

day? can you overdose on it? does the body just flush it out?>>

 

You're likely comparing quantities in vitamins as measured against the RDA

(recommended daily allowance). The RDA is an extremely conservative measure

of daily intake of selected nutrients designed to prevent acute diseases

such scurvy (lack of vitamin C) or beri beri (lack of vitamin B1).

 

Still, data compiled by the US Department of Agriculture indicate that at

least 40%

of the people in the US routinely consume a diet containing only 60% of the

RDA (recommended daily allowance) of each of ten selected nutrients. This

means that close to half the population (and very likely more) suffer from a

deficiency of at least one important nutrient. A poll of 37,000 Americans

conducted by Food Technology found that half of them were deficient in

vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), 42% did not consume sufficient amounts of calcium,

39% had an insufficient iron intake, and 25 to 39% did not obtain enough

vitamin C.

 

The quantities of vitamins and minerals on store shelf products do not pose

a risk to health. If one consumes way to much vitamin C (a water soluble

vitamin), by consuming 10 or more 500 mg capsules, for example, diarrhea may

result with excess vitamin C discharged in the urine. Consuming great

quantities of vitamin A can carry with it toxic effects.

 

Most multi-vitamin-mineral capsules are too low in the various nutrients,

especially the B-vitamins. The minerals may also be of a poorly absorbable

form.

 

Most people do not need extra iron in a vitamin supplement because they

store too much of it already, especially older men. High iron stores is

associated with insulin resistance, so men should always choose a supplement

with no extra iron.

 

Some people may be sensitive or " allergic " to supplements and feel worse

after taking them. For these people, one or more of the nutrients are viewed

as a " foreign invader " to the person's immune system. A considerable amount

of energy is dispelled rejecting the substance from being absorbed into the

body.

 

Rob

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A clean natural food source is the best bet not to get too much of

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the proper balance of vitamins/minerals is assured.

 

Shirley

 

Gettingwell, " drgn " <drgn@b...> wrote:

> how does the body react when you take a vitamin or supplement that

contains

> more (sometimes way more) than 100% of what your body (supposedly)

needs a

> day? can you overdose on it? does the body just flush it out?

>

> i was talking with my mom about choosing a good multivitamin. i

showed her

> different bottles (different brands/blends) and she would say, no

don't take

> that it's got way too much of vit. A (for example).

>

> if it is bad for you - and you should avoid such products, how can the

> people who make/sell them get away with that? some of the percentages go

> into the thousands.

>

> thanks for your feedback,

>

> - drgn

>

> (pretty clueless about these things =\)

>

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Shirley,

 

Have you tasted this Powder? Does it provide a cleansing effect?

 

Ken

Shirley [thehavens]

Sunday, November 25, 2001 4:40 PM

Gettingwell

Re: reading labels

 

 

http://www.skyboom.com/newwest/index11.html

 

Read this before you take 'vitamins OR minerals'.

Capra Mineral Whey is a food that provides the minerals and

electrolytes our bodies need in an assimilable fashion.

 

www.heartsources.com/catalog/products.asp?Product=768 best price

we've found

 

Primal Defense has an excellent food powder that provides MANY

servings of vegetables and fruit, all the vitamins AND minerals, and

much more. Also has product with the good bacteria to help absorb

whatever food you eat.

 

http://www.primaldefense.net/ best price.

 

A clean natural food source is the best bet not to get too much of

anything and definitely get what you need. When it is in a food form

the proper balance of vitamins/minerals is assured.

 

Shirley

 

 

 

 

 

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O'Shea opens his commentary on " vitamins " by saying that it's a misnomer to

call them by that name, because they've been extracted from a whole food and

have lost some kind of unity of function that can only happen with the whole

food intact.

It's obvious that isolated extracts are likely to act very differently than

the whole foods from which they're derived, and that these foods, in their

undisturbed unity will have benefits that are unavailable from the extracts

alone. But that's not the same as saying that the extracted substances have

no value on their own. There are hundreds of thousands of research papers

revealing the numerous health-promoting qualities in supplements. Orange

juice is an extracted liquid, and leaves the skin, and much of the pulp and

other elements of the whole orange behind. But no one believes that fresh

orange juice is devoid of nutritional value.

For my own purposes, I don't buy most of the scare tactics of the

anti-supplement crowd, lay or professional. Most supplements are safe in

all but the most exaggerated doses, and common sense, and a careful

examination of the info printed on the supplement bottle should be enough in

almost every case, to avoid problems. A little reading along the way, also

helps to avoid over-consumption of vitamins. I'm much more concerned about

the deception and cheap, money-grabbing tactics of many vitamin companies.

The fact that a handful of people, in a research study, responded favorably

to a vitamin under certain circumstances, doesn't justify supplement

companies making outlandish claims for their products, creating the

impression that certain ailments will vanish if you take the supplement.

Often these supplements are over-priced, and people are fleeced when they

buy into the silly claims made by these companies.

What we need is careful, unbiased research on vitamins; not scare tactics

from the orthodox medical folk that are in the habit of condemning anything

that smacks of " alternative " medicine, vitamins, etc. Nor do we need

preposterous and unfounded claims made for these vitamin products by

companies anxious to make a buck at public expense, or poorly informed

" enthusiasts " blindly supporting every claim made for " alternative " methods

and products.

-

" Shirley " <thehavens

 

Sunday, November 25, 2001 1:39 PM

Re: reading labels

 

 

> http://www.skyboom.com/newwest/index11.html

>

> Read this before you take 'vitamins OR minerals'.

> Capra Mineral Whey is a food that provides the minerals and

> electrolytes our bodies need in an assimilable fashion.

>

> www.heartsources.com/catalog/products.asp?Product=768 best price

> we've found

>

> Primal Defense has an excellent food powder that provides MANY

> servings of vegetables and fruit, all the vitamins AND minerals, and

> much more. Also has product with the good bacteria to help absorb

> whatever food you eat.

>

> http://www.primaldefense.net/ best price.

>

> A clean natural food source is the best bet not to get too much of

> anything and definitely get what you need. When it is in a food form

> the proper balance of vitamins/minerals is assured.

>

> Shirley

>

> Gettingwell, " drgn " <drgn@b...> wrote:

> > how does the body react when you take a vitamin or supplement that

> contains

> > more (sometimes way more) than 100% of what your body (supposedly)

> needs a

> > day? can you overdose on it? does the body just flush it out?

> >

> > i was talking with my mom about choosing a good multivitamin. i

> showed her

> > different bottles (different brands/blends) and she would say, no

> don't take

> > that it's got way too much of vit. A (for example).

> >

> > if it is bad for you - and you should avoid such products, how can the

> > people who make/sell them get away with that? some of the percentages go

> > into the thousands.

> >

> > thanks for your feedback,

> >

> > - drgn

> >

> > (pretty clueless about these things =\)

> >

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