More evidence that routine multivitamin use should be avoided

[Motown_Johnny]

66. No, I am taking issue with the last line in that quote.

" At worst, they may be harmful.



There really is no evidence at all that they may be harmful. The idea that one multivitamin a day can be dangerous is simply ridiculous to me. It also claims that these are costly. If people can't afford them then they won't buy them The truth is they are very inexpensive. Here is a link that sells multivitamins for less than $0.17 each.

http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/search/controller?N=200789250&type=category



So long as $0.17 cents a day is affordable to someone, there is no reason not to take a multivitamin a day.


I never claimed that all people benefit from taking vitamins. I will never make that claim. It is simply that the risk / benefit ratio is all in favor of benefit with nothing on the risk side.


The idea that you introduced me to these terms is pure insanity. I have been following this subject for decades. The hubris in your claim is nearly beyond belief. You introduced me to nothing other than the continuation of the same BS that has been out there for a very long time.


I don't doubt that both vitamin companies and drug companies use "propaganda". The thing is that the drug companies are making false claims that something as simple as a multivitamin can be harmful. There is no evidence of that at all. On the other hand, there are medical conditions which are caused by not having enough of a vitamin in your diet. These really do exist while the dangers of a multivitamin don't.


I am simply asking for you to present evidence to substantiate the claim in the OP. You can't. Maybe you should delete the OP since you have made a claim which can't be substantiated. You may be discouraging someone who needs a supplement from doing so.


I know that my personal experience is nothing more than one example but...

As I stated in an earlier post, I take vitamins during the winter months and don't do so the rest of the year. I believe that it does help fight off colds and other illnesses. I have had blood tests twice in the last four months. All my organ functions are fine. I have no sign of any damage from taking vitamins. The only thing I do have is a vitamin D deficiency. My doctor has me taking 2000 mg. a day right now and I will have another blood test in a couple of months to see if it helped.

Maybe you should start looking into the risks of not taking vitamins. That is where the risk lies.