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We believe that the case is closed — supplementing the diet of well-nourished adults with (most) mineral or vitamin supplements has no clear benefit and might even be harmful,” concluded the authors of the editorial summarizing the new research papers, published Dec. 16 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. “These vitamins should not be used for chronic disease prevention. Enough is enough.

Multivitamins won’t boost health, waste of money: Researchers – CBS News

Good to hear it (one more time) so definitively.

TL,DR; of the whole thing: Multivitamin use is useless at best, slightly detrimental at worst. Don’t waste your money.

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We believe that the case is closed — supplementing the diet of well-nourished adults with (most) mineral or vitamin supplements has no clear benefit and might even be harmful,” concluded the authors of the editorial summarizing the new research papers, published Dec. 16 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. “These vitamins should not be used for chronic disease prevention. Enough is enough.

Multivitamins won’t boost health, waste of money: Researchers – CBS News

Good to hear it (one more time) so definitively.

TL,DR; of the whole thing: Multivitamin use is useless at best, slightly detrimental at worst. Don’t waste your money.

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In reality, medical care during pregnancy seemed to be one long list of rules. Being pregnant was a good deal like being a child again. There was always someone telling me what to do, but the recommendations from books and medical associations were vague and sometimes contradictory.

Yes to Coffee and Wine: Rewriting the Rules of Pregnancy – WSJ.com

This article matches up perfectly to what I experienced researching pregnancy issues when Jessica was pregnant. There’s a lot of absolutes, but not a lot of explanation to go along with it.  Diving deeper into the medicine quickly reveals study after study… that have conclusions just as vague and contradictory as the absolutes.

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In reality, medical care during pregnancy seemed to be one long list of rules. Being pregnant was a good deal like being a child again. There was always someone telling me what to do, but the recommendations from books and medical associations were vague and sometimes contradictory.

Yes to Coffee and Wine: Rewriting the Rules of Pregnancy – WSJ.com

This article matches up perfectly to what I experienced researching pregnancy issues when Jessica was pregnant. There’s a lot of absolutes, but not a lot of explanation to go along with it.  Diving deeper into the medicine quickly reveals study after study… that have conclusions just as vague and contradictory as the absolutes.

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