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zebra2  ·  4134 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Scientists say vitamins and minerals are a "waste of money"

Nutritional science is a pretty volatile field. Worse yet, the general public is especially slow to catch-on with the current consensus. With antioxidants, for example, it's been known they're a double-edged sword for at least a decade. Excessive antioxidants could really be bad for you, yet "antioxidant" is a top-tier buzzword in any health store.