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Article: KILLER VITAMINS; Millions take vitamin pills daily in the belief that their health is being enhanced. But here, one of Britain's top nutritionists warns that they can cause malnutrition, organ failure and even death.
- Article from:
- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- April 19, 2005
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Byline: CATHERINE COLLINS
THE idea that popping vitamin supplements is buying some form of health insurance is nonsense. The truth is that the [pounds sterling]300 million we spend every year on vitamin supplements is almost entirely money down the drain.
Even worse, many of these vitamins may actually be very bad for us - and could even kill us.
There is absolutely no proof that supplements do most people any good whatsoever. Indeed, there is mounting evidence that high-dose vitamins can actually be dangerous.
We are the guinea pigs of the future.
And that's why I'm delighted that the Government - prompted by the European Union - plans to ban some 300 ...