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MineralMan

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2. It's a pity this isn't supported by research.
Fri Dec 30, 2011, 05:20 PM
Dec 2011

Instead, its an article written for an alternative therapy advocacy website, owned by the author. The links in the article lead to abstracts of research papers. In one, the research paper was not about what the author said it was about. On these advocacy websites, authors know that most readers won't click on the links anyhow, because they lead to information that requires some medical knowledge to understand.

Further, the author is not a medical professional, as far as I can determine. Other places where his articles appear include infowars.com, naturalnews.com, and other sites that are not noted for their accurate information as much as for their advocacy of some unusual ideas. In fact, some of them are outright conspiracy theory websites. Infowars, for example is an Alex Jones website.

I'm sorry, but this article is not convincing of anything at all. Intelligent people consider the sources of material they read. In this case, the sources are questionable at best.

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There're these things called "controls" that studies need to have. laconicsax Dec 2011 #1
It's a pity this isn't supported by research. MineralMan Dec 2011 #2
This... EvolveOrConvolve Dec 2011 #5
Consider the source - always a good approach. pinto Dec 2011 #13
In other words: vitamin supplements are good if you buy them from me; dangerous if you get them from LeftishBrit Dec 2011 #3
Source is woo. Odin2005 Dec 2011 #4
Who is woo? 18th and blue island Dec 2011 #7
23 skidooo! Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2011 #11
Vitamins contain inorganic minerals. They are detrimental to the body 18th and blue island Dec 2011 #6
Really, do you have anything to back that up? EvolveOrConvolve Dec 2011 #8
How about peer-reviewed? 18th and blue island Dec 2011 #9
So, you're saying you don't have any evidence other than your own experience? EvolveOrConvolve Dec 2011 #10
I'll vouch for it, bahrbearian Dec 2011 #12
Vitamins are detrimental to the body? LeftishBrit Dec 2011 #14
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