It's one thing to say synthetic vitamins are inadequate. It's quite another to claim they may be dangerous. After all, certainly a dangerous vitamin supplement couldn't legally be sold in a store or over the internet, could it? According to a May 2004 Consumer Report investigation, "many dangerous supplements can easily be purchased in stores and online."
But isn't the FDA there to protect us?
According to Bruce Silverglade, legal director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a consumer-advocacy group based in Washington, D.C.:
"The standards for demonstrating a supplement is hazardous are so high that it can take the FDA years to build a case. " Nevertheless, many dangerous side effects of synthetic vitamins have been well-documented. Allow me to cite just a few.
Two Independent Studies Conclude: Taking Synthetic Vitamins is Worse Than Starvation
Two independent studies on synthetic vitamins both reached the conclusion that taking synthetic vitamins is worse than starvation. One was a recent Finnish study published in the New England Journal of Medicine; the other was the result of experiments performed at the University of California in Berkley.
Why Silver Foxes Don't Take Synthetic Vitamins
As early as 1940, a Scandinavian Veterinarian Journal detailed a vitamin experiment performed on Silver Foxes. The first group was fed synthetic Vitamin B while the second group was given all-natural sources of B complex. Three things happened to the first group:
1) They did not grow.
2) The quality of their fur deteriorated. And
3) they died prematurely.
(The Scandinavian Veterinarian Journal, 1940, Volume 30.)
Meanwhile, everything was normal with the second group.
Synthetic Vitamin D Causes Complications In Pregnancy
Another report involved synthetic Vitamin D and human pregnancy. Vitamin D was given to 500 pregnant women. Some were given synthetic Vitamin D, others were given natural Vitamin D. All the women given synthetic Vitamin D developed diseased kidneys. None of the women given natural Vitamin D had any problems with their kidneys.( Dr. Weston A. Prince, Nutrition and Physical Degeneration.)
Synthetic Vitamin B Causes Sterility in Pigs
Another report involved pigs and Vitamin B. This study was done clear back in 1939. The first group of pigs was fed synthetic Vitamin B. The second group was fed natural Vitamin B. All of the offspring from the pigs fed synthetic Vitamin B were sterile. None of the offspring from the parents fed natural Vitamin B were sterile. (Study by Dr. Barnett Sure, Jol. Nurt., Aug., 1939)
So unless you're a nutritional masochist, getting your nutrients from whole food sources is your best option because whole foods provide complete vitamins and minerals rather than fractions of them.
For more information, visit:
http://www.TomsVitamins.com
About the Author
Tom Gruber writes on a variety of subjects and is an Independent Distributor of All-Natural Whole-Food Vitamins. Visit Tom's site at:
But isn't the FDA there to protect us?
According to Bruce Silverglade, legal director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a consumer-advocacy group based in Washington, D.C.:
"The standards for demonstrating a supplement is hazardous are so high that it can take the FDA years to build a case. " Nevertheless, many dangerous side effects of synthetic vitamins have been well-documented. Allow me to cite just a few.
Two Independent Studies Conclude: Taking Synthetic Vitamins is Worse Than Starvation
Two independent studies on synthetic vitamins both reached the conclusion that taking synthetic vitamins is worse than starvation. One was a recent Finnish study published in the New England Journal of Medicine; the other was the result of experiments performed at the University of California in Berkley.
Why Silver Foxes Don't Take Synthetic Vitamins
As early as 1940, a Scandinavian Veterinarian Journal detailed a vitamin experiment performed on Silver Foxes. The first group was fed synthetic Vitamin B while the second group was given all-natural sources of B complex. Three things happened to the first group:
1) They did not grow.
2) The quality of their fur deteriorated. And
3) they died prematurely.
(The Scandinavian Veterinarian Journal, 1940, Volume 30.)
Meanwhile, everything was normal with the second group.
Synthetic Vitamin D Causes Complications In Pregnancy
Another report involved synthetic Vitamin D and human pregnancy. Vitamin D was given to 500 pregnant women. Some were given synthetic Vitamin D, others were given natural Vitamin D. All the women given synthetic Vitamin D developed diseased kidneys. None of the women given natural Vitamin D had any problems with their kidneys.( Dr. Weston A. Prince, Nutrition and Physical Degeneration.)
Synthetic Vitamin B Causes Sterility in Pigs
Another report involved pigs and Vitamin B. This study was done clear back in 1939. The first group of pigs was fed synthetic Vitamin B. The second group was fed natural Vitamin B. All of the offspring from the pigs fed synthetic Vitamin B were sterile. None of the offspring from the parents fed natural Vitamin B were sterile. (Study by Dr. Barnett Sure, Jol. Nurt., Aug., 1939)
So unless you're a nutritional masochist, getting your nutrients from whole food sources is your best option because whole foods provide complete vitamins and minerals rather than fractions of them.
For more information, visit:
http://www.TomsVitamins.com
About the Author
Tom Gruber writes on a variety of subjects and is an Independent Distributor of All-Natural Whole-Food Vitamins. Visit Tom's site at:
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