Comments on: This week in health and science - 8/11/07

By: David Bradley

David Bradley — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 09:04:13 +0000

Hi, thanks for the shout-out. You’re right, eating right and avoiding supplements is the best approach for *most* people. There are, of course, times when diet alone is not enough to prevent deficiencies (in pernicious anemia (vitamin B12), before conception (folate), and below decks when you’ve been pressganged onto a tea clipper or gun ship (archaic) (vit C) and supplements are needed. The paper I cited basically points out yet another reason why healthy people with a good diet should not be taking supplements. If there is a medical indication, that’s different and the risks then have to be weighed up against the benefits gained.

By: Trisha

Trisha — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:07:25 +0000

Thanks for stopping by Dr. Val!

By: Agnes Cooper Berard

Agnes Cooper Berard — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 03:01:14 +0000

I have a 50% blockage in my right cornary artery and they say their is nothing they can do. It was 30% blocked but after the angioplast he hit some plazue and it dislodged and made it20% more blocked. They said it had to get worse in order to get better. How stupid. I had a double by-pass which didn’t work. What’s next. DRUGS or wait till I have a 70 or 80% Blockage. Aghes
Do like your site. Lots of info. Thanks

By: Dr. Val

Dr. Val — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 11:41:36 +0000

Thanks for this terrific news round up! Keep up the great work.