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Eat Food, Not Vitamins

August 2, 2018 by Matthew Edlund M.D.

“Do you take vitamins?” “No,” I answer my patients. “Why not?  Aren’t they good for you?” The nuanced answer to that remains no.  A truthful answer might be “when it’s been shown you need them.” Most Americans are not vitamin deficient.  There is evidence that vitamins can be harmful, not helpful.  And what generally gets […]

When good things are bad for you – are vitamins too much of a good thing? (10/14/11)

October 14, 2011 by Matthew Edlund M.D.

When Good Things Are Bad For You Vitamin – the word itself conjures up healthiness, something vital for life.  Without them we can’t live. But can we have too much of them? Yes.  Just like we can have too much food. The fat soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K – all have associated hypervitaminosis […]

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