army1987 comments on Quantified Health Prize Deadline Extended - Less Wrong

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Comment author: tut 05 January 2012 02:33:20PM 0 points [-]

What are the best recommendations for what quantities adults (ages 20-60) should take the important dietary minerals in, and what are the costs and benefits of various amounts?

Eat food like a sane person. If you don't have any underlying problem that prevents you from absorbing a specific nutrient you most likely don't need any supplementation. If you do think that you might have such a problem speak to a doctor.

Comment author: [deleted] 05 January 2012 06:03:28PM 8 points [-]

Good advice, but you have to already know what a sane person eats to follow it. In a world with several major countries with a two-digit prevalence of obesity, I think lots of people don't.