Bruce wrote:
> Joseph Meehan wrote:
>
>>> I suggest some good food. The stuff has vitamins in it and has keep people alive and healthy
>>> for thousands of years. No known
>
> pill
>
>>>has helped more people stay at their best than good old food.
>>>
>>>--
>>>Joseph E. Meehan
>>>
>
> Joe, Not quite right - Two studies were released in the last month (I forgot to save the reference
> or I would give the cite) showing that taking a multi is good for you. The first showed that the
> Federal Govt. would save over a billion dollars per year in Medicare costs if everyone would just
> take one good multi per day.
These look like what you might be referring to
http://www.lewin.com/NR/rdonlyres/eb32hp67emz7hp3olt-
2ibytiju43odtry4ykohuepa654fz45q2g6lpgjbaymz7iay2dgsgdjsru3n/factsheetformultivitaminFINAL.pdf
http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20031002-014807-9195r.htm
http://www.alliance-natural-health.org/index.cfm?action=news&ID=34
The second study
> (which was not referrenced in the first or the dollar amount would have been higher) showed that
> taking the multi every day reduced the incidence of colorectal cancer.
http://www.reutershealth.com/archive/2003/10/07/eline/links/20031007elin009.html http://story.news.-
yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=594&ncid=594&e=8&u=/nm/20031010/hl_nm/vitamins_bladder_dc
While I sould
> agree that eating right is a good thing, the research on what constitutes "eating right" is
> constntly changing. How can you be sure that you really are eating right. A one a day is cheap
> insurance to help with possible deficiencies.
Amen! A year's supply of multivitamin probably costs less than 1 week of fresh food where I live. I
figure if I eat real food when I can and supplement with a standard multivitamin, I have a better
chance of covering the bases for whatever they're most likely to recommend as "eating right".
I'm guessing that the people in the study may not have been able to afford sufficient food of the
right kinds to provide the nutrients - keeping in mind they are sr citizens that may be on limited
income - or were using an old version of the food pyramid.
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