As the old adage goes, an apple a day keeps the doctor away, but what about a vitamin a day? Well, according to US researchers, a vitamin a day may reduce the risk of getting sick.
A trial, which took place in North Carolina, involved 130 people aged over 45 years. Half the group took a multivitamin for a year while the other half took a placebo (dummy pill). Over the year, results showed that 73 per cent of those taking the placebo experienced an infectious illness such as the common cold, influenza and gastro-intestinal infection, compared to 43 per cent of people taking the multivitamin. Likewise, 57 per cent of the participants taking the placebo took sick leave compared to 21 per cent in the multivitamin group. Individuals with diabetes appeared to benefit most – probably because they were likely to be lacking in the supplemented nutrients.
This study pours cold water on a study undertaken at Oxford University, which reported that vitamins pills are a waste of money.
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Nigel came into the natural products industry in 1980 working for a small vitamin/herbal company, Power Health, specialising in the food supplement side of the natural products industry. After gaining a number of years’ experience and expertise, Nigel joined Solgar Vitamins as one of their first recruits in 1989. He gained a vast array of knowledge in manufacturing and the production side of the business with Solgar. Nigel was commissioned to start two companies; Vega Nutritionals and Kudos Vitamins. This experience was invaluable when Nigel started Solo Nutrition – quality, purity, never compromised, never equalled.
