Article: Miracle minerals and vitamins? (health claims about food and vitamin supplements may not be true)(includes related article and information sources)

"Step right up, folks! Buy the miracle formula that will cure every ailment. It helps build muscles, keeps you young, ends sleepless nights, keeps your hair from falling out, and improve memory."

Few of us would taken in by the claims of the snake oil salesmen of the past. Yet millions of Americans today take food and vitamins supplements, hoping to prevent aging, ward off illness, or just feel better.

Do we need supplements to be healthy? How do we distinguish between help and hype in the claims made about supplements? Are some supplements actually dangerous?

The human body requires a balanced variety of vitamins and minerals to grow and to ...

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