Look at these quotes pulled from Vitamins: More May Be Too Many, NY Times, April 29, 2003. What exactly do nutritionists and medical “experts” actually know about what nutrients are really good for, or harmful to, us? Seems like all guesswork and voodoo to me.
“Until recently, there was little concern about vitamin A and bone health.” Now, she added, “we may have to rethink the issues.”
“All of a sudden, scientists are rearing back and saying, `Wait a minute, do we really know that we need this and do we really know that we need that?'”
“We don’t know what ingredient in a healthy diet is responsible for which condition.”
“So far, the folic acid studies are suggestive, not definitive. But Dr. Fletcher said, “If I were a betting man, I’d bet on it.”
“I think it’s a good form of insurance,” Dr. Manson said. “I don’t think there’s a significant downside. We don’t have the evidence yet that it is beneficial.”
High levels of homocysteine are associated with increased risks of heart disease, but there is no study showing definitively that reducing homocysteine levels protects against heart disease.
“Our position,” she said, “is that most people, literally most people, would benefit from taking a multivitamin every day.”
