Originally Posted by
okie
I used to be really into this stuff, no need to educate me. I was in the gym everyday in high school and college and worked at a supplement shop pushing the stuff. Finally saw the light. It's ineffective at best, and in many cases harmful. Even the highest quality supplements out there aren't the same molecularly as what's in our food, and aren't handled in the same way by our bodies because they don't come with the same enzymes and microbiomes as the real food they're meant to replace. And that's not even taking malabsorption into account. People eat enough nutrients in most cases, but they can't process them because their guts are too wrecked from all the grains, preservatives, pesticides, and packaging chemicals.
The longitudinal studies tell the whole tale, especially when it comes to the risks associated with supplements. And it's like that NIH article points out, people who take supplements are already likelier to eat healthy, and are still having worse outcomes despite that. Some people would call that a clue.
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