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Stop Wasting Your Money on Vitamins
Welcome back to our podcast, in this episode we discuss the multi-billion dollar sector that is supplementation. Key topics are whether you need a multivitamin within your diet, how the supplement industry is regulated and our stance on the future of supplementation. There is a lot to discuss and we are aware that we cannot cover everything in this episode, also, please see our references below for any further reading.
If you would like to go to a particular section, please click on the time stamp below:
00:00 - Introduction
00:37 - Why are we discussing multivitamins
01:05 - What is the definition of a vitamin?
02:18 - Regulatory bodies in the UK and USA - MHRA/ FDA
02:53 - What are the rules and regulations surrounding vitamins/ supplements?
10:58 - Does the lack of regulations on these products impact their quality?
13:00 - Why do we take vitamins in the first place?
14:20 - Study that found increased risk of mortality in those taking multivitamins
17:03 - Do we personally take any multivitamins?
19:42 - Bioniq - the personalised supplement company
22:32 - Where did the RDA guidelines come from and are they still relevant today?
22:50 - Why the supplement industry makes the idea of taking vitamins/ supplements so convincing
29:03 - Is there any evidence to suggest that taking vitamin supplements has an impact on preventing chronic diseases?
29:23 - Is taking a vitamin supplement as effective as getting our vitamins from whole food sources?
30:55 - Summary of key points
Here are our podcast links:
https://open.spotify.com/show/5kJoyk0uY8u1H8CmgNDWzo?si=JF4_mY8oSES520KcOaHwhA
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-chemist-couple-podcast/id1773332678
Sign up to our newsletter and stay up to date with how we personally apply the science to enhance our lifestyle:
https://mailchi.mp/c15c44eee6a0/thechemistcouplepodcast
You can also watch this podcast episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAf1zFQF4_dyVG4z8DD0_3Q
As always, this podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be used in substitute to seeing a healthcare professional. Any questions, please reach out to us and thanks for listening!
Here is a list of the sources that we used to make this podcast:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7b8297e5274a7318b8f20d/Supplements_Summary__Jan_2012__DH_FINAL.doc.pdf - Department of Health- legislation
https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/food-supplements#what-a-food-supplement-is - food standards agency
https://bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bcp.14521#:~:text=Individuals%20who%20want%20to%20improve,provisions%20of%20general%20food%20law - British Journal of Pharmacology- vitamin D quality review
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11208972/#abstract1 - US Cohort multi-vitamin daily use study
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5998735/ - History of nutrition
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9174310/#Sec4 - The effect of the food matrix
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6743828/#sec1 - Dairy food and matrix
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/195038 - vitamins for chronic disease prevention
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2125921/ - dietary selenium use in production
Guyton & Hall Medical Physiology 14th edition- general physiology overview
Rang & Dale’s Pharmacology 10th edition - general pharmacological overview
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By The Chemist CoupleWelcome back to our podcast, in this episode we discuss the multi-billion dollar sector that is supplementation. Key topics are whether you need a multivitamin within your diet, how the supplement industry is regulated and our stance on the future of supplementation. There is a lot to discuss and we are aware that we cannot cover everything in this episode, also, please see our references below for any further reading.
If you would like to go to a particular section, please click on the time stamp below:
00:00 - Introduction
00:37 - Why are we discussing multivitamins
01:05 - What is the definition of a vitamin?
02:18 - Regulatory bodies in the UK and USA - MHRA/ FDA
02:53 - What are the rules and regulations surrounding vitamins/ supplements?
10:58 - Does the lack of regulations on these products impact their quality?
13:00 - Why do we take vitamins in the first place?
14:20 - Study that found increased risk of mortality in those taking multivitamins
17:03 - Do we personally take any multivitamins?
19:42 - Bioniq - the personalised supplement company
22:32 - Where did the RDA guidelines come from and are they still relevant today?
22:50 - Why the supplement industry makes the idea of taking vitamins/ supplements so convincing
29:03 - Is there any evidence to suggest that taking vitamin supplements has an impact on preventing chronic diseases?
29:23 - Is taking a vitamin supplement as effective as getting our vitamins from whole food sources?
30:55 - Summary of key points
Here are our podcast links:
https://open.spotify.com/show/5kJoyk0uY8u1H8CmgNDWzo?si=JF4_mY8oSES520KcOaHwhA
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-chemist-couple-podcast/id1773332678
Sign up to our newsletter and stay up to date with how we personally apply the science to enhance our lifestyle:
https://mailchi.mp/c15c44eee6a0/thechemistcouplepodcast
You can also watch this podcast episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAf1zFQF4_dyVG4z8DD0_3Q
As always, this podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be used in substitute to seeing a healthcare professional. Any questions, please reach out to us and thanks for listening!
Here is a list of the sources that we used to make this podcast:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7b8297e5274a7318b8f20d/Supplements_Summary__Jan_2012__DH_FINAL.doc.pdf - Department of Health- legislation
https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/food-supplements#what-a-food-supplement-is - food standards agency
https://bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bcp.14521#:~:text=Individuals%20who%20want%20to%20improve,provisions%20of%20general%20food%20law - British Journal of Pharmacology- vitamin D quality review
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11208972/#abstract1 - US Cohort multi-vitamin daily use study
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5998735/ - History of nutrition
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9174310/#Sec4 - The effect of the food matrix
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6743828/#sec1 - Dairy food and matrix
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/195038 - vitamins for chronic disease prevention
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2125921/ - dietary selenium use in production
Guyton & Hall Medical Physiology 14th edition- general physiology overview
Rang & Dale’s Pharmacology 10th edition - general pharmacological overview