<div>Hi Dan,</div>
<div>Your questions numbered, with my answers below:</div>
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<div><em>Q1. How did you conclude from the article -- not the study, which you admit you haven't read -- that this was regarding "large doses"? (The article mentioned "moderate doses.")</em><br>
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<div>A1. This is not the first or even the second LARGE study to reach the same conclusion regarding use of supplements, so I deem it reasonable to conclude that the vast majority of popular supplements do no good. Furthermore, some of them may do harm (see links below). If I were desperately trying to find some flaw in this and the other similar studies, then I might expend some of my extremely limited and therefore precious time in an attempt to debunk the study. But I've got better things to do.</div>
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<div><em>Q2. How were you able to tell -- again, from the article -- exactly what was meant by the dosage levels? (Aside from "moderate doses," the article mentions no specific dosage. There was no remark like "500 mg of vitamin C daily for twelve weeks" -- or, if there was, I completely missed it.:)</em><br>
<br>A2. Oh puh-leeze! After you count how many angels are dancing on the head of your pin, write home with the answer. I wouldn't waste my time, for precisely the reason given in my first answer. If you'd like to do a little, very easy research -- which doesn't even require you to locate and read the original research in question -- please click on the following links and see what has already been learned from other studies:</div>
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<div><strong>Americans love supplements, but there is no evidence the pills make most of us any healthier</strong></div>
<div><a href="http://www.skepdic.com/vitacon.html">http://www.skepdic.com/vitacon.html</a></div>
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<div><strong>Vitamin C and Vitamin E supplements, or placebo, given to over 14,000 physicians showed no effect on the development of heart disease.</strong><br><a href="http://www.skepticforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=10452">http://www.skepticforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=10452</a></div>
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<div><strong>High doses of vitamin E may increase risk of death</strong></div>
<div><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3998847.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3998847.stm</a></div>
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<div><strong>Vitamins 'may raise death risk from cancer'</strong></div>
<div><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2004/oct/01/medicineandhealth.lifeandhealth1">http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2004/oct/01/medicineandhealth.lifeandhealth1</a></div>
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<div><strong>Vitamin A and increased risk of bone fracture</strong></div>
<div><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4167675.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4167675.stm</a></div>
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<div><strong>Antioxidants selenium, vitamins C, E don’t lower incidence of prostate cancer in two large trials</strong></div>
<div><a href="http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/39225/title/Antioxidants_fail_to_prevent_prostate_cancer">http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/39225/title/Antioxidants_fail_to_prevent_prostate_cancer</a></div>
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<div><strong>Large 8-year study finds no benefit from Vitamin C or E supplements in fighting cardiovascular disease</strong></div>
<div><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-11-09-supplements-study_N.htm">http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-11-09-supplements-study_N.htm</a></div>
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<div><strong><font color="#000000">Large 7-year study finds no benefit from calcium or vitamin D supplements for fighting breast cancer</font></strong></div>
<div><a href="http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2008/11/11/calcium-vitamin-d-wont-prevent-breast-cancer.html">http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2008/11/11/calcium-vitamin-d-wont-prevent-breast-cancer.html</a></div>
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<div><strong>Taking high doses of vitamin E supplements can increase the risk of lung cancer</strong></div>
<div><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7271189.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7271189.stm</a></div>
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<div>...I could go on, as the links above do not exhaust the confirmatory research to support my claim. But I am exhausted at beating this dead horse. I have to get back to writing a very important feasibility report for something that might really do some good for a lot of people.</div>
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<div>Best wishes for a long and healthy life, Dan!</div>
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<div>Mike</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 3:34 PM, Dan <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dan_ust@yahoo.com">dan_ust@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div class="im"><br>--- On Mon, 5/18/09, Michael LaTorra <<a href="mailto:mlatorra@gmail.com">mlatorra@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> Hi Dan,<br></div>
<div class="im">> Why don't you do as you said and read the<br>> specifics of the research, then get back to me?<br><br></div>I hope to soon, but, again, I'm wondering why _you_ haven't read the specifics of the research. Does it bother you that you don't know the details here? I expect someone who touts an "evidenced-based" approach would actually practice it.<br>
<br>A couple of questions I hope you won't ignore:<br><br>1. How did you conclude from the article -- not the study, which you admit you haven't read -- that this was regarding "large doses"? (The article mentioned "moderate doses.")<br>
<br>2. How were you able to tell -- again, from the article -- exactly what was meant by the dosage levels? (Aside from "moderate doses," the article mentions no specific dosage. There was no remark like "500 mg of vitamin C daily for twelve weeks" -- or, if there was, I completely missed it.:)<br>
<br>Later!<br><font color="#888888"><br>Dan<br></font>
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