Multivitamins...Do they work?

[Regulator75]

I shave a few grams of White Rhino Horn into my morning latte, gives me the strength of a million Rhinos.

[Azure]

Originally Posted by Itse

Yeah, but who does that?

If you're the kind of person who has the regurarly goes to a doctor to check for vitamin deficiencies, chances are you live a pretty healthy lifestyle anyway.

Supplements are a way for people like me to feel a bit better about their diet, and possibly it actually helps with some deficiencies I'm not aware of.

In other words I like my placebos

I think at some point people do go for blood work. Asking to get your Vitamin D checked when you do that isn't a big deal. Do you need to go get it checked before you start taking some Vitamin D vitamins? Probably not as most people are deficient.

I'm just saying it isn't that hard to do yearly checks and ask your doctor to check certain things you feel you might be deficient in. I had low iron last time I gave blood which was completely unknown to me, and certainly not something I would ask my doctor about nor ever dream of taking vitamins for.

Without the blood test I would have had no idea.

[tvp2003]

Originally Posted by ikaris

I'm in this program called Pure North, they cite some research with respect to their program:

http://purenorth.ca/research/information-papers/

Allan Markin actually founded this organization and is focused on continuing its work.

This showed up on my news feed: http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/e...inic-1.4200591

Seems sketchy to say the least...

[Knut]

Originally Posted by Azure

I think at some point people do go for blood work. Asking to get your Vitamin D checked when you do that isn't a big deal. Do you need to go get it checked before you start taking some Vitamin D vitamins? Probably not as most people are deficient.

I'm just saying it isn't that hard to do yearly checks and ask your doctor to check certain things you feel you might be deficient in. I had low iron last time I gave blood which was completely unknown to me, and certainly not something I would ask my doctor about nor ever dream of taking vitamins for.

Without the blood test I would have had no idea.

http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/v...e-201411267547

I think Vitamin D testing is NOT recommended for most people. First off the test is inaccurate and there is also a lot of variability to what is "normal".

Personally, i take a vitamin D supplement in the winter/fall. Adequate Vitamin D is linked to good bone health.

[NuclearFart]

Originally Posted by Hes

http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/v...e-201411267547

I think Vitamin D testing is NOT recommended for most people. First off the test is inaccurate and there is also a lot of variability to what is "normal".

Personally, i take a vitamin D supplement in the winter/fall. Adequate Vitamin D is linked to good bone health.

Totally agree. This kind of broad testing garbage just puts more strain and wasted resources on the health care system.

[Makarov]

My wife makes me take a multivitamin every day. My wife, though not peer-reviewed, is far scarier than science.

[Canehdianman]

Originally Posted by Makarov

My wife makes me take a multivitamin every day. My wife, though not peer-reviewed, is far scarier than science.

Are you sure?

[ikaris]

Originally Posted by NuclearFart

Yes, I'm sure a company selling supplements and hawking "health assessments" for your money is going to be conducting unbiased research of high scientific merit. Hopefully they can 2-for-1 bundle the vitamins with some penis enlarging pills.

Is there something in the specific research cited that is incorrect?

When I was in the program initially, it was actually free.

[Knut]

Originally Posted by ikaris

Is there something in the specific research cited that is incorrect?

When I was in the program initially, it was actually free.

Yes big red flags : Here is a disclosure from the paper about healthy people needing greater than 5000IU of vit D.

Data Availability
The authors confirm that, for approved reasons, some access restrictions apply to the data underlying the findings. The data described in the present manuscript were obtained from a third party: The Pure North S'Energy Foundation. The authors' arrangement with the Foundation is that they receive access to their data only for the purpose of statistical analyses and scientific publication of the results of the statistical analyses. This is also captured in the institutional health research ethics approval. The authors are not the owners of the data and not in the position to share the data with others. If readers would like access to the data they should contact Wendy Paramchuk (ac. htronerup@kuhcmaraP.ydneW) who is the executive director of the Foundation.

They are essentially using their own internal data as the research that supports what they are doing.

[Kybosh]

Pure North has some big issues.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmont...inic-1.4200591

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmont...ment-1.4198639

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmont...erta-1.4074961

[Fuzz]

Next thing you will tell me flushing my bowels every 3 months with mystery tea and not eating for a week at a time is actually bad for me too.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Next thing you will tell me flushing my bowels every 3 months with mystery tea and not eating for a week at a time is actually bad for me too.

It depends. Which end are you putting the tea into?

[OMG!WTF!]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Next thing you will tell me flushing my bowels every 3 months with mystery tea and not eating for a week at a time is actually bad for me too.

Lemon juice and maple syrup. Not mystery tea. Sheesh.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by getbak

It depends. Which end are you putting the tea into?

I was told to alternate daily.