Guest guest Posted March 10, 2004 Report Share Posted March 10, 2004 Hi, everyone! Hope you are all fine. I received this article from a friend and thought I would share. Boy, am I glad I take my vitamins! LOL Winter, in NM In this article: Frightening fact about deficiencies Contact Jean Carper ---- ---------- Vitamins are vital Half of all Americans have small deficiencies that hurt bodies and brains. ---- ---------- Get the right balance. A multivitamin/mineral is insurance against a deficient diet, but it's not a substitute for a good diet packed with fruits, vegetables, whole grains and fish. Expert Bruce Ames also cautions against overdosing on supplements. " Too much iron, zinc, selenium and copper are quite toxic, " he notes. ---- ---------- If I were in charge of the world's health, all 6 billion of us would take a multivitamin/mineral pill every day. That is also the dream of Bruce Ames, a world-renowned researcher on antioxidants and nutrients at the University of California, Berkeley, and Children's Hospital of Oakland Research Institute. Poor diets, Ames says, may condemn millions of Americans to vitamin and mineral deficiencies, leading to suboptimal health and mental achievement. " That's inexcusable, " he says, " when a daily multivitamin/mineral supplement can correct the deficiencies that cause the harm. " Who should worry? More than half of Americans, Ames says -- notably the young, the poor, the elderly and the obese, all of whom may have at least one vitamin/mineral deficiency. Particularly worrisome: low levels of folic acid, zinc, B12, B6 and, in premenopausal women, iron. Developing fetuses and growing children are especially vulnerable. Clearly, our bodies and brains can't function optimally without enough vitamins and minerals. Your body is like a car engine; taking a pill that supplies 100% of the recommended daily value of nutrients gives it a " metabolic tuneup, " improving cell efficiency and discouraging disease, Ames says. " It's inexpensive insurance with no downside and the potential for enormous health benefits. " The latest evidence on the benefits of popping a pill Higher kids' IQ. Ten out of 13 studies show that giving children multivitamin/mineral pills raises their non-verbal IQ scores as much as 30%, the rest of this can be found at: http://www.usaweekend.com/03_issues/031123/031123eatsmart.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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