Another comment on Vitamin D - from the Scientific American

[hedgehog]

It's a short article, only 5 paragraphs - well worth a look -

Which Pills Work?

The recent finding that vitamin D supplements are largely unnecessary exposes a rift among nutrition researchers

By Melinda Wenner Moyer | January 30, 2011 |

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=which-pills-work

[RagAss]

1. This is the tip of a very big iceberg.

The Endocrine society report is going to push this topic into the medical limelight. Buy vitamin D while you can. Big Pharma will have it off the shelves in no time !

[siligut]

2. Remember back in the early '90s when the FDA wanted control over supplements

The fight was a good one. Now the plan remains to either dismiss nutritional claims or to sell special supplements that one can only obtain through their MD.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

3. And we have a winner. n/t