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1)Supplement companies in the U.S. don’t have to test a product if it’s safe before selling.
2)Companies don’t have to list negative side effects.
3)2 out of 3 herbal supplements have not be proven to work according to
this source.
4)The FDA in the U.S. can only act to remove a supplement after people start to get sick.
5)If combined with prescription drugs can cause negative interactions.
6)Easier to overdose on supplements.
7)Someone on a monthly basis can be damaging their health and not know it.
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This study with 20,000 woman mentions that multivitamins, copper and iron were linked with an increased risk of death.
9)Not a lot of good information online, but many biased sources that try to sale things.
10)The CEO of ConsumerLabs, an organization that has tested over 2,000 various supplements states that nearly 1 out of 4 of them have problems. The most common problem is that the product contains contaminations or the ingredients listed on the label don’t come in the bottle.
This list comes across as being negative, but it’s important to know the risks and to determine if it’s worth it. What do you think about this list? Anything you would like to mention, add or disagree with?
There is also a free report on some great ideas to avoiding many of these risks at
this location.