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Originally Posted by MelodyL
comm[e]nts???
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OMG, don't get me started. I can't tell if there are too many things wrong with the article, the study, or both (my guess would be the last).
The first question that springs to mind is who are these women and why are they taking supplements to begin with? Common sense suggests that people who take supplements take them because (they at least believe/feel) that there is a reason to - i.e they have some health issue, or are concerned about one. People who don't take any supplements don't because they don't believe/feel any need to - they feel fine and are perfectly healthy. Extrapolation: People who have something wrong with them have an increased risk of death vs. healthy people.
I could go on, but even the article points out the common sense of moderation & need vs. excess.
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mrsD, the other thing that jumped out at me was tucked away at the very bottom of the article:
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"Therefore, we believe that politicians and regulatory authorities should wake up to their responsibility to allow only safe products on the market,"
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHjbNzJ5R-8
This is their conclusion immediately after proclaiming:
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"We believe that for all micronutrients, risks are associated with insufficient and too-large intake. Low levels of intake increase the risk of deficiency. High levels of intake increase the risk of toxic effects and disease,"
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So, is it
safe products or the
amounts taken, and how are
bureaucrats more qualified to determine product safety and safe dosages than
nutritionists, doctors, and scientists?
This one goes right up (or
down) there with 2009's "report" claiming women in their 40s should no longer get mammograms
http://articles.cnn.com/2009-11-16/h...e?_s=PM:HEALTH
and this week's more recent "report" (by the same Task Force of mental giants) claiming that screening men for prostate cancer is more dangerous than not screening them.
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/2011...againstpsatest
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Doc (whose panel of esteemed colleagues all agree unanimously)