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Marshall Price - 16 Apr 2008 22:55 GMT

I just heard on the BBC World News that a study in Denmark reported
that taking vitamins, especially large doses of vitamins A and D, could
shorten your life!

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RuF - 17 Apr 2008 01:18 GMT

> I just heard on the BBC World News that a study in Denmark reported
> that taking vitamins, especially large doses of vitamins A and D, could
> shorten your life!

See the article just above:

Vitamin supplements 'do us no good and may be harmful'

Written by buffoons.

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TC - 17 Apr 2008 02:34 GMT

> I just heard on the BBC World News that a study in Denmark reported
> that taking vitamins, especially large doses of vitamins A and D, could
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> Marshall Price of Miami
> Known to Yahoo as d021317c

Overly processed single vitamin a and/or d are not the best options
and may cause problems.

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TC - 17 Apr 2008 02:37 GMT

> > I just heard on the BBC World News that a study in Denmark reported
> > that taking vitamins, especially large doses of vitamins A and D, could
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> Overly processed single vitamin a and/or d are not the best options
> and may cause problems.

Best to get vitamins a & d from natural sources like fish and cod
liver oil.

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Mark Thorson - 17 Apr 2008 03:21 GMT

> Best to get vitamins a & d from natural sources like fish and cod
> liver oil.

Vitamin A from natural sources is just as lethal
as any other kind.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypervitaminosis_A#Toxicity_from_eating_liver

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TC - 17 Apr 2008 15:58 GMT

> > Best to get vitamins a & d from natural sources like fish and cod
> > liver oil.
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypervitaminosis_A#Toxicity_from_eating_...

And you normally get your scientific info from Wikipedia?

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Mark Thorson - 17 Apr 2008 17:17 GMT

> > > Best to get vitamins a & d from natural sources like fish and cod
> > > liver oil.
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> And you normally get your scientific info from Wikipedia?

This is well known information for which many sources
can be cited. Here's another one.

http://student.bmj.com/issues/02/05/life/158.php

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Tom - 17 Apr 2008 23:17 GMT

> I just heard on the BBC World News that a study in Denmark reported that
> taking vitamins, especially large doses of vitamins A and D, could shorten
> your life!

It is nothing new, too much means more harm than good.

But you still need your daily value of all vitamins (not just one in mega
dose)

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