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Take vitamins or no? Controversy supercedes the studies

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I'm still okay with taking them (Score: 0)

by Anonymous Coward on 2014-09-08 22:38 (#2S62)

I'd assume they recommend them because cost is negligible, and they won't do any harm either. Maybe you are part of that small subset.

Re: I'm still okay with taking them (Score: 2, Informative)

by bryan@pipedot.org on 2014-09-09 07:14 (#2S6C)

My optometrist (that I visited mainly because they where allied with the LASIK operation that I undertook) not only advocated vitamins, but a vitamin monthly subscription called "Juice Plus." On my last appointment, they made this sales pitch so obvious that I thought they would also ask me if I wanted a vacuum cleaner, or maybe some Cutco knives. I'm convinced that this doctor's office doesn't really care about the vitamins, but cares more about getting a monthly monetary "cut" from the pill manufacturer for the referral.

I don't visit that doctor anymore.

Re: I'm still okay with taking them (Score: 1, Insightful)

by Anonymous Coward on 2014-09-09 13:07 (#2S6V)

Optometrists and "chiropractors" are both on that fringe between real medicine and complete and utter bullshit. The chiropractors are really only clinging on by the flimsiest of threads...

Meanwhile real doctors push real prescription drugs that are being campaigned at them by pharmaceutical salespeople. No escape I guess.

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2014-10-07 17:40 Insightful +1 kerrany@pipedot.org

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