According to Pieter Cohen, a professor at Harvard Medical School, there are really only two types of sports supplements: those that are safe but don’t work, and those that might work but have side effects, especially at higher than normal levels. “If any supplement, no matter how beneficial, has a pharmaceutical effect, it’s also got a downside,” he says. “There’s no way to get around that basic principle.” | |
— Quoted from the article: “Your Daily Multivitamin May Be Hurting You“ | |
Written by: Alex Hutchinson | |
In the magazine: OUTSIDE MAGAZINE, Nov 2013 | |
[I recently began reading this magazine and have been VERY pleasantly surprised. It is closer to a health and fitness magazine than it is to an “outside” Sports Illustrated or travel magazine. I got my subscription by burning up some travel miles, but I may end up spending “real” money when the current subscription runs out. — KMAB] | |
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Side Effects
December 7, 2013 by kmabarrett
Interesting. I had not heard of a problem of this nature with vitamins, but it makes sense. At the time I was a student nurse our instructor informed the class that antacids were the #1 over the counter abused medication with aspirin coming in second.
MHA,
Small world! My mom was an RN for over 40 years…
🙂