are eating such nutrient poor diets they actually are at risk of vitamin deficiencies because they re not eating the foods that naturally contain them. unfortunately, those are the people that are least likely to be taking a dietary supplement. right. i want to go and get through this because the vice president of the council for responsible nutrition said this about your book recently. quote, overall it is a good philosophical discussion of the food supply but we think it lacks some practical applications. it s really not based in the real world. he goes on to point out the government last month issued some new dietary guidelines saying 40% of the population doesn t get enough of vitamins a, d, e, and c as well as enough folate calcium, and fiber. does this counter the idea that americans are taking too many vitamins? well the real world comment always confuses me. everyone lives in the real world. i think, yeah it s true. not everyone is in the butternut, kale category. but i don
department for people who are chronically nutritionally deficient. people like alcoholics or cancer patients. other people who don t have vitamin deficiencies don t need them. i tell my patients your body and vitamins operate like a car and gasoline. if the car is on empty and you add gas lien, it helps it run more smoothly. gives it energy. but if your car already has gas in it, adding more isn t going to make a difference. same with these iv drips. if you are not nutritionally deficient, they are not going to do anything to help your body run more smoothly. not necessary. save your time. save your money. you don t need these iv infusions. it sounds more like eating disorders rather than diets. exactly. that they are touting here. the do can diet. kate middleton lost a lot of weight on this. what is that? the diet was invented by a french nutritionist. essentially this is a repanging of a high protein diet. four different phases. first phase the attack phase you eat only lean
editorial. is this different than somebody taking a specific vitamin because their doctor says you re deficient in this vitamin? that s different. that is different. they didn t leave did leave an exception for vitamin d. a lot of people paying attention and gone to their doctor recently and told their vitamin d levels are low. there is still some evidence taking a vitamin d supplement could be beneficial but not for people otherwise well nourished, don t have vitamin deficiencies don t seem to benefit from a multi-vitamin. good advice. fascinating stuff. amazing because half of americans take multi-vitamins. on the other stories we re following, susan hendricks has a 360 bulletin. the house ethics committee is investigate i investigating senator radel over drug charges. he pleaded guilty to drug charges and announced he was
supplement for vitamin d could be beneficial. but not for other people who who don t have vitamin deficiencies. they don t benefit from the multivitamins. let s get some of the latest on some of the other stories we are following. the house ethics committee is investigating representative radel. he announced he was going to a drug treatment facility. a former army captain was sentenced to 28 years in prison for running a charity scam. authorities say the charity raised about $100 million from 2000 to 2010 with little going to help vets. and the mega millions jackpot is up to $586 million and could get bigger before tomorrow night.
their vitamin d. levels are low. there is evidence that taking a supplement for vitamin d could be beneficial. but not for other people who are well-nourished and don t have vitamin deficiencies. they don t benefit from the multivitamins. interesting. all right. sanjay, good advice. thanks very much. fascinating stuff. it s amazing that half of americans take multivitamins. let s get some of the latest on some of the other stories we are following. susan ren hendricks has more. the house ethics committee is investigating representative radel. he announced he was going to a drug treatment facility. a former army captain was sentenced to 28 years in prison for running a telemarketing charity scam that stole millions of dollars for veterans. authorities say the charity raised about $100 million from 2000 to 2010 with little going to help vets. and the mega millions jackpot is up to $586 million