LivingFuel HealthAlert: Multivitamin Junk Science

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Posted on 3rd November 2011 by admin in Health Alerts |LivingFuelTV

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Junk Science is a modern term for a poorly performed study that reaches sweeping, and possibly erroneous, conclusions, despite weaknesses in methods for collecting and analyzing the data (definition from
FreeDictionary.com).  Unfortunately, widely-read scientific journals and the news media are not immune from junk science.  As a leading health researcher and author of three books on diet, nutrition, and performance,
I’ve learned that healthy skepticism is important when analyzing medical studies and evaluating the subsequent reporting in the news.

For example, the American Medical Association’s prestigious Archives of Internal Medicine (October 2011)
published a study titled Dietary Supplements and Mortality Rate on Older Women: The Iowa Women’s Health Study.  
This widely-reported study’s findings link multivitamin use to death in older women, and also question the very use
of dietary supplements as a whole.  What can you learn from this study?  Should you make any changes to your
family’s approach to good health?

Today on LivingFuelTV, we take a close look and shine the light of truth.

Click on the graphic below to watch.


LivingFuel HealthAlert: Multivitamins, Folate and Green Vegetables Protect Against Lung Cancer

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Posted on 15th February 2010 by admin in Health Alerts

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Researchers found that leafy green vegetables, folate and multivitamin use appeared to offer protection against lung cancer. They discovered that 12 servings per month of green leafy vegetables reduced lung cancer risk by 17 percent. They also found that every 750 micrograms of folate per day decreased lung cancer risk by 16 percent.

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Multivitamins May Cut Lung Cancer Risk In Smokers

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Posted on 26th January 2010 by admin in Health Alerts

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Multivitamins, folate, and green leafy vegetables may reduce the risk of developing lung cancer in current and former smokers, says a new study from the US… Read Below.


Multivitamin Supplements May Play Role in Preventing Miscarriage Associated with Drinking

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Posted on 7th November 2009 by admin in Health Alerts

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Results of a new study may be good news for millions of women who drink moderately during early pregnancy and their risk of miscarriage. Researchers associated with the Alcohol Research Group (ARG), a program of the Public Health Institute (PHI) and at School of Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), have found that multivitamin supplements may play a protective role against miscarriages attributed to early pregnancy alcohol consumption.

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Multivitamins May Cut Food Allergy In Children

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Posted on 4th November 2009 by admin in Health Alerts

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Writing in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, scientists from the world famous Karolinska Institute report that multivitamin supplements had no effect on the incidence of asthma, allergic rhinitis, eczema, or atopic sensitization in 2,423 eight-year olds. However, when the scientists limited their analysis to children who started supplementation before the age of four, a 39 per cent decrease in the risk of sensitisation to food allergens.

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