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Originally Posted by troutman
http://skepdic.com/vitacon.html
update: January 21, 2016. The supplement industry is largely self-regulated and many of its products don't contain the ingredients that their labels say they do. This may explain why the best scientific studies of supplements have found no health benefits and some harm from the daily use of supplements.
Several large studies have shown the futility of taking vitamin and mineral supplements on a daily basis as a hedge against some unspecified adverse health effects. Many people, however, consider daily supplements to be part of a healthy lifestyle. Some people may be overdoing it on some of the supplements, doing themselves harm instead of good.
Should everybody avoid supplements of any kind, then? Of course not. Some people have vitamin or mineral deficiencies and supplementation is necessary for them to maintain good health.
Below you will find links to articles about persons or practices relating to vitamins, minerals, or herbs. You'll also find excerpts from various items on these topics that I've blogged about. As a bonus, I mention people who make a living selling supplements at inflated prices and encouraging others to do the same with the promise that by doing so you will be on your way to riches beyond your imagination, eternal youth, increased spirituality, or something of the sort.
There are too many companies and products involved in this kind of chicanery to list them all by name. The following links should help you decide whether a particular outfit or product is trustworthy.
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Here's a great example of the "chicanery" put into practice with the current NPN nonsense.
A supplement called Forta suddenly was flying off my shelves and was also being stolen. It's an "all natural" erectile dysfunction supplement and when asked my customers raved that it was like Viagra but safer because it was natural.
Well fast forward a bit and oops! Turns out somehow Tadalafil was found in the drug and the manufacturer insists they had no idea. Must be accidental contamination (
http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall...57002a-eng.php ).
It gets worse. They had the same accidental contamination in 2014 with Homosildenafil (a chemically altered version of Viagra).
Now health Canada is working with Forta to recall it. Nothing more. Gonna be available again soon. Great
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/medef...-eng.php#forta