Re: multi-vitamins

On 31 May 2005 18:51:03 -0700, NoOption5L@xxxxxxx wrote in
<news:1117590662.956242.6330@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on
sci.med.nutrition :

> joni wrote:
>> NoOption5L@xxxxxxx wrote:
>>> Amelia Lemon via MedKB.com wrote:
>>> Just eat a varied diet that includes fresh fruit and vegetables, whole
>>> grains, lean meats, some dairy, nuts, seeds and plenty of water and
>>> you'll get more than plenty of vitamins and minerals.
>
>> While that may have been true at one time in the last century, its not
>> so true today. Overfarming, soil erosion, overuse of pesticides, and
>> general mismanagement of the soils has made it nearly impossible to get
>> everything essential from the foods we eat even if we try to eat a
>> healthy varied diet.
>> http://www.jeffreywarber.com/hc%20pages/supplementneed.html
>
> Joanne,
>
> I don't buy this for a second.

I am a bit skeptical as well, but you never know...

> If the nutrients in foods had dropped
> that much in the past hundred years, I'm pretty sure it would be front
> page news.

Hmmm, are the trans-fats in shortenings front page news?
And heavy metal levels in fish?
;)

> Plus, when natural foods are analyzed and their nutrient
> stats are printed on the label the numbers look pretty good to me.
> And, when I use these modern nutrient stats to analyze my diet, I find
> the natural foods I consume allow me to *FAR* exceed my vitamins and
> mineral requirements.

That seems to me too.

> Lastly, vitamin pills only supply single
> vitamins/ingredients, foods on the other hand supply MANY little
> nutrients, many of which we're not even sure how they interact with the
> main vitamin and minerals, or what they do in the human body.

Rightly said, imho.


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Enrico C
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