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Apart from folic acid and iodine, other supplements may not be needed. For the most part, they’re a waste of money. At worse, they could harm.
They act kind of like drugs, but they aren’t regulated like them.
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‘Natural’ isn’t the same thing as healthful. You can have too much of a good thing, and taking action can be worse than doing nothing.
Dietary supplement labels can be misleading.
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Although most Americans believe dietary supplements are safe, these products often make health claims that are unproven or downright false.