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Beware of supplements.

HEN MOST people

‘talk about substance

abuse, they're think-

ing about alcohol,
drugs or tobacco.

A lot of other potentially haz-
ardous substances can be in-
cluded in that description: too
much fat, too. much sodium, or
too many cups of coffee.

But what about’some of the so-_

called healthy things we do for
ourselves?

Many people don’t know the
tisks of taking supplements.

The markeling of vitamin and
mineral supplements isa’ multi-:
million dollar industry. that plays
on people’s fear of disease and
their hopes of quick cures,

Why do people buy, supple-
ments? Some think that modern
agricultural ‘soils are depleted of
nutrients and that food grown in
such soils. will ‘also. be nutrient
deficient. But, soil samples are
laken periodically, and any
deficiencies are replenished with
organic or chemical fertilizers.

For Example: a carrol necds

certain nulricnis to become a car-"

rot. Lf the soil lacks a needed

nutrient, the carrot will not grow ~

to become a normal sized carrot,
People offen buy supplements

to improve their nutrition. They .

may hope that by doing this, they
can improve their health.

There are certain times of life
where supplements can . help

people .. meet
certain vitamins and minerals.
These include such times as in-
fancy, pregnancy, and illness.

But some people spend large
amounts of- their
something that cannol guarantee
health and may cven be harmful.

There’s. alot of concern about

fads in mega-dose therapy. This

is the practice of taking large

doses of vitamins, like vitamin A,

D, C, or Bg. There are definite
health risks involved in taking t too
much of these.

Too much vitamin D can lead to
having too. much calcium‘in your

'. blood, That.can lead to kidney

stones and can even contribute to
osteoporosis as calcium i is robbed
from your bones.

Too much vilamin C: can also
lead to kidney stones. Excess B6

“can lead to nerve problems and

even memory loss.

-, There are. also healih risks in
taking too many fish oil supple-
ments, individual amino acids, or
non-nutrient items like guar gum

_Supplements.

their. needs. for...

income on.

Nutrition Notes
by Gerry Kasten

were people. who ~ developed
Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome
(EMS), a severe. nerve -disorder,

after laking) Tryptophan, an
amino acid supplement.
One of those people . was

~: Kitimat goalie Mark Fitzpatrick
-whose NHL career with the New

York® Islanders was nearly

destroyed by EMS.

If you feel that you must take a
supplement as an insurance, my
recommendation is to fake a mul-

"tiple vitamin supplement. -

Look: for one with small doses
of vitamins, rather.than big mega-
doses. A good indication ‘that:a
pill. is too big a dose is if it‘is
marked For Therapeutic Use any-
where on the label, .

.No one should: take a single
vitamin or single mineral supple-

ment without a Physician’ Ss ad-

vice.

: Bating a: wide variety of foods
is the best (and least expensive)
way to meet your nutrient needs
and lead a healthy, disease-free
lifestyle.

A recent example of such risks -

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