Comments on: Vitamin pill headlines are scaremongering and here’s why http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2008/04/16/vitamin-pill-headlines-are-scaremongering-and-heres-why/ Daily views on British politics and the Conservative Party from a centre-right thinker who writes letters on his blog to politicians, journalists and many others. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:46:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: THE MAN http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2008/04/16/vitamin-pill-headlines-are-scaremongering-and-heres-why/#comment-1993 THE MAN Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:06:33 +0000 http://lettersfromatory.wordpress.com/?p=545#comment-1993 asquith, you are a fool.
Mel Phillips is one of the few, sane, MSM writers about.
To take your view confirms your personal insanity.

Coming round to your, ermm, views on vitamins, and other supplements, you are obviously a moron there too.

Look at the date when these daily requirements were set, and consider the scientific knowledge of that time.
Consider our current knowledge on free radicals, and the scavenging potential of the vitamins you blithely say we don’t need, or we get can from a balanced diet. Can you even say how to construct your “balanced diet”?
Do you know the Vit C depreciation rate with heat, time, and light???
Do you know the molecular structural alterations that occur in Omega 3, 6, and 9s, at various temperature ranges?
Do you know the bio-availability of various forms of mineral salts?, and how some supposed beneficial minerals can be in fact harmful when provided as certain salts?
Do you know how to combine certain minerals and vitamins for synergistic effects.
Do you know about the additional requirements for varying occupations, ranging from sedentary through to athlete, and the effect on the endocrine system for varying supplement levels over varying occupations?
Do you know about the varying free radical production within the body over these varying activity levels?
Do you know of the differing mineral requirements of different athletic endeavours?

You say “there’s a whole load of swill being talked by people who don’t even try to understand science, they just follow an ideology”, and thats good.

Now why don’t you inform us all about your science?

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]]> By: asquith http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2008/04/16/vitamin-pill-headlines-are-scaremongering-and-heres-why/#comment-1992 asquith Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:56:10 +0000 http://lettersfromatory.wordpress.com/?p=545#comment-1992 Yes, I agree with your point, vitamin pills are nothing to be afraid of. I think there's a whole load of swill being talked by people who don't even try to understand science, they just follow an ideology. One thinks of the MMR/autism business, and other scientifically illiterate nonsense from people like Mad Mel Phillips and clinically sane Peter Hitchens. The basic problem is that a lot of arts/humanities graduates in journalism are scornful towards science and don't even make the least attempt to think scientifically.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1992','asquith'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1992','asquith','Yes, I agree with your point, vitamin pills are nothing to be afraid of. I think there\'s a whole load of swill being talked by people who don\'t even try to understand science, they just follow an ideology. One thinks of the MMR\/autism business, and other scientifically illiterate nonsense from people like Mad Mel Phillips and clinically sane Peter Hitchens.\n\nThe basic problem is that a lot of arts\/humanities graduates in journalism are scornful towards science and don\'t even make the least attempt to think scientifically.'); return false;">Quote this comment</a></div> Yes, I agree with your point, vitamin pills are nothing to be afraid of. I think there’s a whole load of swill being talked by people who don’t even try to understand science, they just follow an ideology. One thinks of the MMR/autism business, and other scientifically illiterate nonsense from people like Mad Mel Phillips and clinically sane Peter Hitchens.

The basic problem is that a lot of arts/humanities graduates in journalism are scornful towards science and don’t even make the least attempt to think scientifically.

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]]> By: Letters From A Tory http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2008/04/16/vitamin-pill-headlines-are-scaremongering-and-heres-why/#comment-1991 Letters From A Tory Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:06:25 +0000 http://lettersfromatory.wordpress.com/?p=545#comment-1991 Obviously that's what we all SHOULD do but I think many people struggle to find the time and energy to eat a balanced diet, hence why vitamin pills once a day or every couple of days is not a bad move in my opinion.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1991','Letters From A Tory'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1991','Letters From A Tory','Obviously that\'s what we all SHOULD do but I think many people struggle to find the time and energy to eat a balanced diet, hence why vitamin pills once a day or every couple of days is not a bad move in my opinion.'); return false;">Quote this comment</a></div> Obviously that’s what we all SHOULD do but I think many people struggle to find the time and energy to eat a balanced diet, hence why vitamin pills once a day or every couple of days is not a bad move in my opinion.
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]]> By: asquith http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2008/04/16/vitamin-pill-headlines-are-scaremongering-and-heres-why/#comment-1990 asquith Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:04:06 +0000 http://lettersfromatory.wordpress.com/?p=545#comment-1990 People should just eat a sensible diet. It's no use eating complete shyte and making up for it with "vitamin pills". How hard is it to, for example, drink fruit juice? There was an article by your good friend George Monbiot in the Guardian yesterday which mentioned diet. I found it agreeable, but maybe you wouldn't ;)<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1990','asquith'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1990','asquith','People should just eat a sensible diet. It\'s no use eating complete shyte and making up for it with \"vitamin pills\". How hard is it to, for example, drink fruit juice?\n\nThere was an article by your good friend George Monbiot in the Guardian yesterday which mentioned diet. I found it agreeable, but maybe you wouldn\'t ;)'); return false;">Quote this comment</a></div> People should just eat a sensible diet. It’s no use eating complete shyte and making up for it with “vitamin pills”. How hard is it to, for example, drink fruit juice?

There was an article by your good friend George Monbiot in the Guardian yesterday which mentioned diet. I found it agreeable, but maybe you wouldn’t ;)

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]]> By: anthonynorth http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2008/04/16/vitamin-pill-headlines-are-scaremongering-and-heres-why/#comment-1989 anthonynorth Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:03:04 +0000 http://lettersfromatory.wordpress.com/?p=545#comment-1989 Food wise, I live by a simple philosophy - a little of everything. Nothing beats a balanced diet. It is the only sensible way to eat.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1989','anthonynorth'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1989','anthonynorth','Food wise, I live by a simple philosophy - a little of everything.\nNothing beats a balanced diet. It is the only sensible way to eat.'); return false;">Quote this comment</a></div> Food wise, I live by a simple philosophy – a little of everything.
Nothing beats a balanced diet. It is the only sensible way to eat.
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]]> By: Blue Eyes http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2008/04/16/vitamin-pill-headlines-are-scaremongering-and-heres-why/#comment-1988 Blue Eyes Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:38:32 +0000 http://lettersfromatory.wordpress.com/?p=545#comment-1988 Certainly, but you have to have a pretty shocking diet to get there. Supermodels and vegans are probably the only ones who can't manage a varied enough diet.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1988','Blue Eyes'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1988','Blue Eyes','Certainly, but you have to have a pretty shocking diet to get there. Supermodels and vegans are probably the only ones who can\'t manage a varied enough diet.'); return false;">Quote this comment</a></div> Certainly, but you have to have a pretty shocking diet to get there. Supermodels and vegans are probably the only ones who can’t manage a varied enough diet.
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]]> By: Letters From A Tory http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2008/04/16/vitamin-pill-headlines-are-scaremongering-and-heres-why/#comment-1987 Letters From A Tory Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:32:46 +0000 http://lettersfromatory.wordpress.com/?p=545#comment-1987 But surely if you have below the optimal level of vitamins in your system then the pills will help?...<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1987','Letters From A Tory'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1987','Letters From A Tory','But surely if you have below the optimal level of vitamins in your system then the pills will help?...'); return false;">Quote this comment</a></div> But surely if you have below the optimal level of vitamins in your system then the pills will help?…
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]]> By: Blue Eyes http://www.lettersfromatory.com/2008/04/16/vitamin-pill-headlines-are-scaremongering-and-heres-why/#comment-1986 Blue Eyes Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:04:56 +0000 http://lettersfromatory.wordpress.com/?p=545#comment-1986 My doctor flatmate is fond of telling me that vitamin pills are largely pointless because once you have a certain level in your system any more just get flushed out, particularly Vitamin C. The Thames has measurable quantities of Vitamin C in it from all those effervescent pills we drink...<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('1986','Blue Eyes'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('1986','Blue Eyes','My doctor flatmate is fond of telling me that vitamin pills are largely pointless because once you have a certain level in your system any more just get flushed out, particularly Vitamin C. The Thames has measurable quantities of Vitamin C in it from all those effervescent pills we drink...'); return false;">Quote this comment</a></div> My doctor flatmate is fond of telling me that vitamin pills are largely pointless because once you have a certain level in your system any more just get flushed out, particularly Vitamin C. The Thames has measurable quantities of Vitamin C in it from all those effervescent pills we drink…
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