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Foxy00

This isn't the original article I was talking about, but its something along the same lines, in case someone wants a look.

http://www.realnatural.org/2011/10/11/vitamin-study-tells-different-tale/#

0gwern
Another fun link on vitamins & anti-oxidants: http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/antioxidants-and-exercise-more-harm-than-good/
Foxy30

I will also put it out there that I was taken to a strange report from a Yahoo news article (The credibility is now dipping below zero, I know) that spoke on a report that showed that pill supplements, in a double blind study over a few decades, shows that people who take vitamins daily die a few years sooner than their au-natural counterparts.

Though, it is likely that this data has something to do with their outstanding health conditions. Meaning, the vitamin enthusiasts likely already had a reason to be concerned with their health.

Just saying. More supplement for thought.

2Curiouskid
upvoted for witticism.
3Prismattic
Alternatively, consuming massive doses of fat-soluble vitamins (particularly Vitamin E) is a really bad idea. Can't remember where I read it, but I assume it was the same study, and the multivitamin quantities involved were many times the RDA.
Foxy00

Would it be wrong to suppose that the body is more active in metabolism than given credit for? Every chemical induced regularly over a period of time is not guaranteed- but still subject to requiring a higher threshold than was previously necessary. My proposal is not empirical whatsoever, minus the observation of my own habits and metabolism. Given, I am young, and still have a metabolism that acts like ants on a cookie, i still fully support the idea that the body changes over time, and supplements and dietary habits must adapt as well.

Consider that some... (read more)

3Foxy
I will also put it out there that I was taken to a strange report from a Yahoo news article (The credibility is now dipping below zero, I know) that spoke on a report that showed that pill supplements, in a double blind study over a few decades, shows that people who take vitamins daily die a few years sooner than their au-natural counterparts. Though, it is likely that this data has something to do with their outstanding health conditions. Meaning, the vitamin enthusiasts likely already had a reason to be concerned with their health. Just saying. More supplement for thought.
Foxy40

Thank you Silas. It seems I was typing out of enjoyment rather than necessity. Odd hours do odd things to the human mind. Next time, I'll write into a word processor and sleep on it before barraging the community with my thoughts as they come to mind.

4SilasBarta
You're welcome! I'm always available for a flippant summary where needed :-)
Foxy20

Beautiful article. Its a shame I came to the party so late though. I'd love to throw my two cents at the heads of Eliezer's challengers.

Forgive me if this has been covered, as I don't have the enthusiasm (it being 3:45am) to scroll through all the comments, sifting through the bouts of "Nuh-Uh, let ME bet you," and the occasional conspiracy.

I think a good bit of people are missing the point of this article, which is to give light to how we can use unseen dimensions to shift out of our ordinary 'containers.' I couldn't wrap my head around how some... (read more)

-4fractallambda
"Problems cannot be solved by the same thinking that created them." Einstein had you covered.
4SilasBarta
Yes, that has been covered. For those who don't want to read Foxy's reply, the tl;dr is: "People can win games by realizing a new dimension they can exploit that the other side hadn't anticipated. [gratuitous culture and math references]"