A few myths about vitamins: Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements

tammy · **Site Rank:** Site Admin

Myth: A multivitamin can make up for a bad diet.

Myth: Vitamin C is a cold fighter.

In 2007, researchers analyzed a ton of studies going back several decades and involving more than 11,000 subjects to arrive a a disappointing conclusion: Vitamin C didn't ward off colds, except among marathoners, skiers, and soldiers on subarctic exercises.

Myth: Vitamin Pills can prevent heart disease.

What can help is eating a varied diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.

Myth: Taking vitamins can protect against cancer.

Research has so far shown no good comes from popping such pills.

Myth: Hey it can't hurt!

Vitamins are safe when you get them in food, but in pill form, they can act more like a drug... with the potential for unexpected and sometimes dangerous effects.

These myths were found in the April 2010 edition of Readers Digest.

Ziggy · **Site Rank:** Healthy BBF

Good post tammy!!
I agree, a multivitamin can not make up for a bad diet, and a lot of people do think they can take a few vitamins to make up for all the junk food they eat.
And it can hurt when people think they can take mega doses of vitamins, like the more the better. So dangerous.

joebert · **Site Rank:** Moderator

I think in the future we'll be getting all of the nutrition we need from some sort of vitamin/supplement and the only eating we do will be for pleasure. (deserts, baby back ribs, etc) I also think we're still some time away from that.

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