“Every year we spend £300 million on vitamin supplements, but do they actually do us any good?
“Some believe they offer the promise of preventing or even curing some of the world’s biggest killers, such as heart disease and cancer.
“Others claim that taking large doses of some vitamins may in certain cases be harmful. So what are the facts?
“While most safety experts believe that vitamins C and E can be taken safely even in quite large doses, there is worrying evidence that one form of another common vitamin, vitamin A, could be linked to osteoporosis, a debilitating bone disease.
“If the theory is right it means that a person’s diet, or some supplements that they take every day to improve their health, could actually be slowly and silently weakening their bones.” – YT
