tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637961882514588213.post5400440540941870238..comments2023-08-09T09:29:15.360-04:00Comments on 365 Days of Wellness: Women’s Health: The Risk of SupplementsFiona Gathrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16948908579589267411noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637961882514588213.post-56570582612257162572011-11-19T10:21:19.982-05:002011-11-19T10:21:19.982-05:00This was very interesting information; i have alwa...This was very interesting information; i have always wondered about the use of supplements if my diet was varied and healthy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637961882514588213.post-44004375610428295202011-11-18T15:08:44.840-05:002011-11-18T15:08:44.840-05:00interesting - it seems data can be manipulated to ...interesting - it seems data can be manipulated to support whatever bias the researchers have. this article is great but I'm not sure if I agree with the way the study was conducted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637961882514588213.post-79523758841388507932011-11-16T09:28:49.876-05:002011-11-16T09:28:49.876-05:00Very interesting....I have heard so many mixed me...Very interesting....I have heard so many mixed messages about taking multi vitamins. But your advise makes the most sense so no more vitamins for me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637961882514588213.post-84731110094752485732011-11-15T19:43:02.679-05:002011-11-15T19:43:02.679-05:00important information that sometimes less is more!...important information that sometimes less is more! thanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637961882514588213.post-25473071199040513772011-11-15T15:35:57.251-05:002011-11-15T15:35:57.251-05:00I don’t know how I feel about that kind of researc...I don’t know how I feel about that kind of research study. Not because it isn’t worth reading and taking note of in the grand scheme of things, but because when it gets press everyone responds like the conclusions they drew are hard facts. But how can they control for the influence of lifestyle factors of these women earlier in their lives? They started an analysis of the benefit of supplements when they were at age 61! <br /><br />Further, those risk ratios and absolute risk statistics can get confusing and misleading. The increased “odds of death” reported by the Time article and in your blog are not what they seem. The odds or hazard ratio is relative to the actual risk (which they named as 40%). Thus women in Iowa in this age group had a 40% risk of dying, overall (40 out of 100 women would have died). People hear 45% increase in risk from taking copper and they think their risk of death went up from 40% to 85%. But in fact their risk only went up by 45% of 40 (.45 x 40) or 18%... it went from 40% risk of dying to 58% risk of dying (58 in 100 women). Maybe Copper is a bad example because it was the highest value by far, and I don’t know why any women in this age group would be supplementing copper anyway. There are known issues with that. Copper is a pro-oxidant. Opposite of antioxidant… not good for longevity. <br /><br />Anyway, just my two cents on this kind of research.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637961882514588213.post-83767968423438453582011-11-15T13:15:45.769-05:002011-11-15T13:15:45.769-05:00Excellent article! So glad to have the informatio...Excellent article! So glad to have the information we need to stay healthy. This is really good to know.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00590323138735409820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637961882514588213.post-11864856491465770382011-11-14T17:14:33.537-05:002011-11-14T17:14:33.537-05:00I had never thought supplements were worthwhile, b...I had never thought supplements were worthwhile, but I did not realize that they were actually dangerous. Glad I saved my money all these years! Thanks for the new info.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637961882514588213.post-30051102702572594192011-11-14T16:34:50.009-05:002011-11-14T16:34:50.009-05:00Wish I'd known that years ago. Very helpful. J...Wish I'd known that years ago. Very helpful. Just threw out my bottle of multi's in the cabinet!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com