"Are you poisoning your body" It concerns new research about women who consume too much of certain vitamins, can increase they death rate up to 18%!
Question #1: Doctor Lester, we hear so much about vitamins and minerals. So what is the latest scoop about vitamins?
Yes Lacey, we over whelmed with information about vitamins. It seems there is a new fad or commercial about vitamins in every magazine you pick up. And if you get on the internet, there are literally millions of sites that offer you the cure for everything under the sun.
Question #2Aren’t vitamins good for you?
Vitamins are good for you……..in the right quantity. Think about vitamins just like you would think about water. We hear from reliable medical studies that people need more water. It improves your kidney function and your metabolic rate and is much better for you than pop and sodas. But we all know that if you get too much water…..it is called drowning. So in a sense water can be good and bad, depending on how much and under what circumstance.
Vitamins are the same. Every mother knows how important vitamins are to a growing child. Vitamins help the child to develop normally inside the womb and during childhood. Every woman knows how important it is for them to have good nutrition and take vitamins before and during pregnancy and those child bearing years. Women without adequate vitamins, especially folic acid, have a higher chance of their child have permanent brain and spine deformities. But on the other hand, folic acid intake in post-menopausal women actually increases the death rate!!!!!!
Question # 3How long have doctors known that vitamins are dangerous?
We known that for several decades that some vitamins increased a person’s risks for serious health problems. For instance a study done over 25 years ago was done to look at ways to decrease cancer risk in smokers. The idea was that if we gave lots of vitamins and supplements, they would lower the risk of cancer, but we found the exact opposite to be true. The more vitamin A given to the smokers, the higher risk they had of getting cancer.
Question # 4I understand that a new study was recently released looking at long term death rates in women.
A study called the Iowa Women’s Health Study, found that the absolute risk of increased death in women age 55 to 69 was 2.4% and depending upon which vitamin or mineral, it could increase up to 18% higher that the non-vitamin user.
Question # 5What are the most dangerous vitamins according to the study?
Iron, Magnesium, Zinc and Copper were the most serious. But folic acid and vitamin B6 also increased the death rate by 3-6%. Interestingly the most physically active, higher educational level patients were the ones who took more vitamins and supplements and had a higher death rate.
About:At Aspen Wellness Center, we can help you address your health concerns and “Jump Start” you back to the true you! We can do an extensive medical history and then order the right metabolic laboratory analysis, including some important vitamins and help you develop a long-term Wellness Plan.
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