Study Shows Vitamin Pill-Poppers Are Healthier

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Orthomolecular Medicine News Service, November 2, 2007

 

Study Shows Vitamin " Pill-Poppers " Are Healthier

 

(OMNS November 2, 2007) New research indicates that NOT taking

supplements may be harmful to your health, and that a single daily

multi-vitamin is inadequate. A study of hundreds of persons who take a

number of different dietary supplements has found that the more

supplements they take, the better their health is. The study authors

reported that a " greater degree of supplement use was associated with

more favorable concentrations of serum homocysteine, C-reactive

protein, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and triglycerides, as

well as lower risk of prevalent elevated blood pressure and diabetes. "

Supplement use results in higher levels of nutrients in the blood

serum, and produces " optimal concentrations of chronic disease-related

biomarkers. " [1]

 

It is especially significant that the supplement-takers consumed a lot

of tablets every day, not merely a multivitamin. More than half of

them took, in addition to a multivitamin/mineral, extra " B-complex,

vitamin C, carotenoids, vitamin E, calcium with vitamin D, omega-3

fatty acids, flavonoids, lecithin, alfalfa, coenzyme Q10 with

resveratrol, glucosamine, and an herbal immune supplement. The

majority of women also consumed gamma linolenic acid and a probiotic

supplement, whereas men also consumed zinc, garlic, saw palmetto, and

a soy protein supplement. "

 

The study was published October 24 in the peer-reviewed Nutrition

Journal. The full text may be freely accessed at

http://www.nutritionj.com/content/pdf/1475-2891-6-30.pdf .

 

References:

 

[1] Block G, Jensen CD, Norkus EP, Dalvi TB, Wong LG, McManus JF,

Hudes ML. Usage patterns, health, and nutritional status of long-term

multiple dietary supplement users: a cross-sectional study. Nutr J.

2007 Oct 24;6(1):30

 

For further reading:

 

A discussion of the Block et al study: Sardi B.

http://www.knowledgeofhealth.com

Supplement safety: Saul AW. http://www.doctoryourself.com/safety.html

and http://www.doctoryourself.com/testimony.htm

 

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disease by the provision of the optimum molecular environment,

especially the optimum concentrations of substances normally present

in the human body. " Orthomolecular medicine uses safe, effective

nutritional therapy to fight illness. For more information:

http://www.orthomolecular.org

 

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[Guest guest]

Excellent! Thanks for this post.

 

I shall file this away for future reference - when someone tells me

I'm wasting my money on supplements.