Comments on: Supplemental vitamins may not prevent and may even increase some cancers http://redscrubs.com/2008/03/supplemental-vitamins-may-not-prevent-and-may-even-increase-some-cancers/ The Resource for Medical Professionals Sat, 17 May 2008 10:27:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: Vitamins harmful? | Aggressive Patient http://redscrubs.com/2008/03/supplemental-vitamins-may-not-prevent-and-may-even-increase-some-cancers/#comment-468 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 00:23:41 +0000 http://redscrubs.com/2008/03/supplemental-vitamins-may-not-prevent-and-may-even-increase-some-cancers/#comment-468 [...] 1.  Supplements (vitamins) should be taken with caution.  [...] […] 1.  Supplements (vitamins) should be taken with caution.  […]

]]> by: Kathy J. Shattler, M.S.,RD http://redscrubs.com/2008/03/supplemental-vitamins-may-not-prevent-and-may-even-increase-some-cancers/#comment-279 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:01:53 +0000 http://redscrubs.com/2008/03/supplemental-vitamins-may-not-prevent-and-may-even-increase-some-cancers/#comment-279 You have brought up a very interesting point and I commend you for it. I am not given enough space to go into a discourse between the issues with synthetic vs. natural vitamins. With the rising awareness of gluten allergies, celiac disease, food sensitivities, it is only common sense to think of vitamin fillers and additives and what they might be doing to our bodies and to the skewing of the results of a study. I agree with you that we should take a stronger look at perhaps a three pronged study approach where we do a placebo, natural and synthetic vitamin to see if the results are comparable. Then we can start sorting out the effects of synthetics and the possibility of skewing study results. You have brought up a very interesting point and I commend you for it. I am not given enough space to go into a discourse between the issues with synthetic vs. natural vitamins. With the rising awareness of gluten allergies, celiac disease, food sensitivities, it is only common sense to think of vitamin fillers and additives and what they might be doing to our bodies and to the skewing of the results of a study. I agree with you that we should take a stronger look at perhaps a three pronged study approach where we do a placebo, natural and synthetic vitamin to see if the results are comparable. Then we can start sorting out the effects of synthetics and the possibility of skewing study results.

]]> by: Robin Plan http://redscrubs.com/2008/03/supplemental-vitamins-may-not-prevent-and-may-even-increase-some-cancers/#comment-245 Sat, 08 Mar 2008 23:55:08 +0000 http://redscrubs.com/2008/03/supplemental-vitamins-may-not-prevent-and-may-even-increase-some-cancers/#comment-245 Not all vitamin supplements are created equally, even a whole food multi can have synthetic ingredients, additives and fillers. I'm a lot more concerned about the synthetic ingredients in multi vitamins. Were the above studys done with multi vitamins containing synthetic ingredients or a whole food non-synthetic ingredient base? Here are 3 reports from Reuters Health, and New England Journal of Medicine about "synthetic" ingredients in vitamins. 1. Male smokers taking vitamins with synthetic Vitamin E and Beta Carotene have increase rates of lung cancer, heart attacks and increased death. 2. Birth defects increased for women on synthetic vitamin A, 400% increase before a study was halted. 3. Men get thickened arteries on synthetic Vitamin C. This is after only 18 months of taking a synthetic Vitamin C. Not all vitamin supplements are created equally, even a whole food multi can have synthetic ingredients, additives and fillers. I’m a lot more concerned about the synthetic ingredients in multi vitamins.

Were the above studys done with multi vitamins containing synthetic ingredients or a whole food non-synthetic ingredient base?

Here are 3 reports from Reuters Health, and New England Journal of Medicine about “synthetic” ingredients in vitamins.

1. Male smokers taking vitamins with synthetic Vitamin E and Beta Carotene have increase rates of lung cancer, heart attacks and increased death.

2. Birth defects increased for women on synthetic vitamin A, 400% increase before a study was halted.

3. Men get thickened arteries on synthetic Vitamin C. This is after only 18 months of taking a synthetic Vitamin C.

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