Health Buzz: Most Americans Get Plenty of Vitamins

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Too late--greed has ALREADY gotten in the way of science, from the faulty academic research to the approved drugs that get pulled from the market for dangerous side-effects.

I won't even mention greed in the broken healthcare SYSTEM we have--there isn't enough space for THAT comment!

Wenchypoo of UT 5:20AM April 07, 2012

The types of free samples you can get from "Official Samples" are shampoo, coffee, diapers, medicine, greeting cards and more.

jameszyoung of CO 1:50AM April 07, 2012

anybody notice that the term cdc stands for the[center for disease CONTROL] not cures! as amatter of fact they havent found a cure for anything since POLIO! shameful reporting. The study mentioned on vit e was called THE SELECT study. it centered on selenium, vit E and its effects on prostate cancer. the problem from the beginning was they used only alpha tocopherol and the synthetic version to boot. hey fellas next time use the natural form of vit e with all 8 componets and you might get a different result. but you already knew that didnt you! if you want to know about vit e go to the SHUTE INSTITUTE in canada.they have been studying E since the 1940s. you cant really depend on your avg. doctor for advice on supplements and nutrition.there not trained in them. just ask your doc next visit to name the 16 vitamins and atleast 10 minerals. probably cant do it. but i bet he could name 1700 meds with the generic equal.

raycorb of NY 11:00PM April 06, 2012

Agree with the comment above-this article lacks concrete evidence of their statements, and the 10% is hardly accurate. Please don't forget that Vitamin E intake & application has many benefits to our integumentary system. Why would you eliminate this nutrient just because it doesn't contribute to the treatment of cancer? Just another horribly written article to benefit the pharmaceuticals.

Mary of CA 3:39PM April 06, 2012

How on earth could this article have been published? Supplements are HIGHLY regulated, and in many cases more regulated than pharmaceuticals. Clearly accurate research was not done when writing this article, therefore the only thing one can surmise after reading this is that it is propaganda. Americans are severely deficient in many nutrients which accounts for a proliferation of disease and obesity. Most Americans are deficient in magnesium, for example, as the modern farming via Monsanto has destroyed our soil which used to be nutrient dense. This is just another example of irresponsible reporting.

Beth of FL 2:02PM April 06, 2012

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