a lot of people pay attention to this. a lot of people have probably been told 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 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
fascinating t gives a lot of information about the biology of alzheimers or dementia but we re mixing terms. let me define what dementia is. it s not a specific disease. it s a group of disorders that can affect the brain and one of the sub categories is alzheimers. there could be vascular dementia, drug-induced. park sons, vitamin deficiencies, vitamin b-12 deficiencies. now, just like you have normal function and dementia, there s a medium phase, mild cognitive impairment. it s important because recognizing the phase is critical to prevention or stopping it from get to go dementia. some patients diagnosed with mci, it may progress, it may stay in the same phase for years or in 30% of the time it can
you about yesterday that concludes women who take supplements appear to have slightly higher death rates. as nbc s erica edwards reports, it could cause many women to rethink about what they re taking. reporter: you really can have too much of a good thing according to a new study. researchers followed a group of nearly 40,000 white women in their 60s for about 20 years taking multi-vitamins and folic acid. it may be explained in part by ongoing health problems. some people take iron pills after major surgery. or they may have iron deficiency anemia associated with chronic diseases. reporter: vitamins were once taken to prevent diseases marked by deficiencies. as we boosted the nutrient con innocent our food supply, true vitamin deficiencies are pretty rare. a supplemental pill should be
many of these diets are fads. the british dietetic association calls this one of the five worst diets of 2011. i would watch out even if i was about to get married, celebrity marriage, i would watch out about this. the thing is it apparently works in the first week, i ve heard claims of seven pounds to lose in just five days so you start with phase one which is the attack. what is that? by the way, any time you really restrict carbohydrates like this, it s gonna work and i like that it has a lot of water in it at the beginning. the problem is it cuts out fruits and vegetables and fruits and vegetables are an important source of vitamins, dietary fiber is the most important thing they provide. if you cut them out, you can end up with nutritional deficiencies and vitamin deficiencies and it s a big stress on your liver and kidneys. for the first week, you eat a lot and eat as much lean protein as you want and like you say, no vegetables. the body will turn it into calories if you
i m matt gutman in louisiana. other doctors have had time to talk to patients after gastric bypass, they realize once you stop eating that much, limited to so much, you can have vitamin deficiencies and malnutrition. the doctors in this study say after the patient has their stomach le seenssened they give them a hormone to stimulate their appetite appetite. i had a friend. similar surgery the got it done. blood pressure went down. sugar went down. make the choice best for you. best advice for people. when we come back, getting high and hitting the highway. some reporters fascinating experiment involving marijuana and a driving test. see the eye opening results next. . see the eye opening results next. and a driving test. see the eye opening results next. [ knock on wood playing]