The truth about vitamins

Vitamins are chemicals that occur naturally in food
Our bodies cannot produce vitamins
Scientists discovered that some diseases and death were due to a lack of vitamans and that deficiencies could be irradicated
Vitaman A is found in liver, dairy products and fish. Prevents blindness and growth deformaties
Vitamin C ended scurvy
Vitamin D in fish could prevent ricketts.
Governent came up with RDA as all vitamins can be found in a healthy balanced diet
Some pregnant women need to take extra folic acid for the development of the baby
Linus Paulling won two nobel prizes for chemestry and peace
1960's idea that vitamins could not only prevent diseses but should be taken in high doeses for optimal health
Britain spends more then 3 million a year on vitamins
Increase of vitamin c does have an effect once you have a cold and reduce the duration by 20% but DOES NOT prevent common colds.
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