โฒ 291 โผ What popular product do you think is modern day snakeoil? (lemm.ee) submitted 2 years ago by Irelephant@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml 569 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[โ] finn_der_mensch@discuss.tchncs.de 34 points 2 years ago (2 children) Except vitamin D, deficiency is very widespread And iron for most women And sometimes magnesium for sports (which we should all do) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] EnderMB@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago The same goes for pregnancy, where you essentially gain a deficiency because you're building another person inside you. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I'm D deficient. I took D supplements for a long time; m D levels never significantly increased. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) n=1, best study ever. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41574-021-00593-z permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago When you look at large-scale studies of OTC vitamins, you quickly realize that the absorption on most of them is very poor; they don't really move the needle very much. In most cases, you will be better off if you address vitamin and micronutrient deficiencies through diet rather than attempting supplementation. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] EnderMB@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago The same goes for pregnancy, where you essentially gain a deficiency because you're building another person inside you. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I'm D deficient. I took D supplements for a long time; m D levels never significantly increased. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) n=1, best study ever. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41574-021-00593-z permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago When you look at large-scale studies of OTC vitamins, you quickly realize that the absorption on most of them is very poor; they don't really move the needle very much. In most cases, you will be better off if you address vitamin and micronutrient deficiencies through diet rather than attempting supplementation. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) n=1, best study ever. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41574-021-00593-z permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago When you look at large-scale studies of OTC vitamins, you quickly realize that the absorption on most of them is very poor; they don't really move the needle very much. In most cases, you will be better off if you address vitamin and micronutrient deficiencies through diet rather than attempting supplementation. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago When you look at large-scale studies of OTC vitamins, you quickly realize that the absorption on most of them is very poor; they don't really move the needle very much. In most cases, you will be better off if you address vitamin and micronutrient deficiencies through diet rather than attempting supplementation. permalink fedilink source parent