We really need vitamin tablets?

Diet experts say that all we need of vitamins is in a normal meal. But, for the production of food additives, industrial companies tell fascinating stories about that the products do not contain trace elements necessary for life and food additives - it's the only the rescue. Fortunately, after many studies, this dispute is now complete and you can find out the whole truth.

October 10, 2011 at the University of Minnesota ended the experiment, which resulted in found that women who take multivitamins have a higher risk of death than those who did not I accepted. Two days later, researchers at the Cleveland Clinic found that men who took extra vitamin E had an increased risk of developing prostate cancer. Heavy week has for vitamins, is not it?

These results were not something new. Seven previous studies have shown that supplementation of vitamins increases the risk of cancer and heart disease. Nevertheless, in 2012, more than half of the US population took supplements. However, one person is still able to conceive the effect on vitamin addiction worldwide.

Linus Pauling, who was born in 1901, is the winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and Peace Prize, making his research in the field of vitaminology quite significant. It is unlikely that he is known to ordinary people, but it was he who popularized vitamin C. Believing that he had discovered an incredible cure-all, Linus Pauling started taking vitamin C daily. First, 3000 milligrams, then increase the dose to 10 times, then 20. In an interview he said: "I feel much better. It seems to me that I became again alive and well. " In 1970, Pauling published an article in which he called on the public to take daily at least 3000 mg of vitamin C, which is about 50 times the daily rate. Pauling believed that this amount of vitamin C strengthens the immune system, and so that in a few years will be a cold historical fact.

In 1971, Pauling published a book titled "Vitamin C. Colds and flu, "which sold millions of copies. Sales of vitamin C rise in two, then three, then four times. Pharmacies can not keep up with demand. By the mid-1970s, about 50 million Americans followed the advice of Pauling on reception of vitamin C.

Naturally, the other scientists were not enthusiastic about the ideas of Pauling's enchanting, but their denials and articles did not produce much effect on vitamin addiction. Although studies of independent scientists showed the absurdity and nonsense ideas of Pauling, he I refused to believe it and continued to contribute to the promotion of vitamin C in their speeches, books and articles. Once, when Pauling appeared in public with clear symptoms of a cold, he said, that suffer from allergies.

And there was a turning point. Linus Pauling increased rates. He claimed that vitamin C can not only prevent colds - it can cure cancer. Plus, it can increase the life expectancy of up to 110, and possibly 150 years.

Cancer patients began to hope for his recovery. Those wishing to participate in the experiment Pauling was more and more. In their experiments, Pauling gave cancer patients extremely large doses of vitamin C. Again, independent experiment showed that vitamin C does not cure cancer, have had no popularity, while Pauling continued his studies.

Pauling went on. He began to argue that vitamin C when taken with large doses of vitamin A, vitamin E, selenium and beta-carotene are able to treat almost every disease known to mankind. In 1994 beginningAbout study. 30,000 men who were smokers for a long time and had an increased risk of lung cancer, began to give vitamin A and beta-carotene. At the end of the experiment the results were disappointing: the men who took vitamin A and beta-carotene in high doses develop cancer and heart disease 27% more often than those who did not take vitamins.

In 2007, researchers from the National Cancer Institute looked at 11 000 men who took and did not take multivitamins. Those who took multivitamins were 2 times more likely to die from cancer.

October 10, 2011, researchers from the University of Minnesota evaluated the 40 000 elderly men and women and found that those who took multivitamins in addition, had a higher percentage of mortality. Not enough grounds for the use of nutritional supplements, right?

In May 1980, during an interview with Linus Pauling asked, "Do you have vitamin C any restrictions or side effects in the long reception?" Pauling's answer was decisive and confident, "No!".

Seven months later, his wife died of stomach cancer, and in 1994, Linus Pauling died of prostate cancer. Coincidence?