vitamins and supplements do you partake and do they make a difference?

Actually I suppose that is not quite right. It defintely sees patterns. And doesnt require many reminders I suppose is a better way of putting it.
I cant help it. That is the way I am made.

My brain does not require reminders Ana.
And it sees patterns naturally.

You know us all so well, Ankers - glad to hear you're keeping your records up to date

Plus I can be sure that a few certain posters will always answer me!
[not meaning you Anya, though I did guessit would be you who would give me the correct answer].

I googled about the egg, and it didnt say. So not going to google a potato as well.

You could always Google it, Ankers.

Thanks Anya.

But not bad if that is the only things missing.

A potato? I have heard the same thing said about a potato.

Trust me I'm a Doctor is very bad populist science, based as it was on very small sample sizes and too short a testing time, Good studies need time and numbers or the results could simply be random.

No Vit C at all and no dietry fibre either Ankers

In answer to Ankers question 'incorrect'

I've got vitamin D, it's on the kitchen worktop....it's been there a long time

I take Vit D
Cod liver oil and calcium
Vit C

I suffered from very bad foot and leg cramps last year [long story] and was recommended Magnesium tablets. Result! I don't need to take them now fortunately

Yes, I know glucosamine doesn't work but I believe it helps me, so of course feel better when taking it. Mind over matter is a wonderful thing! We also take a general multi-vit for over-60's and zinc.

JamesFidler To say that lack of food causes malnutrition is a bit like saying water gets you wet.
Not that I am belittling the problems caused by inadequate nutrition or the lack of clean water in any way. Or saying anything against the wonderful work done by voluntary agencies in Africa and elsewhere.
A doctor (?) on WH talking about osteoporosis said recently that she thought everybody over the age of 55 and all children should take Vit D to help protect their bones.

I found the programme Trust me I'm a Doctor very good in that they have done some tests on vitamins and smoothies and debunked a lot of myths.

One was even about Glucosamine which is very popular and when tested against a placebo both the group taking Glucosamine and those taking the placebo reported back equal benefits

An old thread Ankers, but I take a vitamin D ( the sunshine pill) plus a multi vitamin pill and a fish oil capsule.Along with a reasonably balanced diet and a glass of and I feel ok most of the time.

doesnt

I read or heard recently that all the vitamins and minerals we need daily are to be found in an egg.

Is that true?

I purposely eat a varied diet, but lately I keep thinking, why bother?
Just have an egg a day and all will be well.

But I cant help thinking that one egg a day does everything that our bodies' need?

Malnutrition occurs when a person does not get adequate nutrients from diet. This often cause damage to vital organs and functions of the body. Reports have also shown that people can die because of malnutrition. One of my friend had gone to mission humanitaire afrique there he observed that lack of food in the Africa area causes malnutrition. To get rid of this situation people need to help these poor by becoming a part of health missions.

I would worry that you may be given medicines, or food in hospital, without a diagnosis and it being on your medical record.

The worrying side of that is that you can't be diagnosed with it, if you aren't eating gluten, so it means that you would have to eat wheat for a while in order to be diagnosed.

It took me about 20 bloody years to find out. I kept going to the doctors who assured me it was stress. It was only after seeing Caroline Quentin on TV describing her symptoms that I realised what it was. It was like a miracle! I have not been diagnosed but it is working and I am happy!

I read somewhere that it often takes two.

I am ignoring the scary report that said that people can die of malnutrition, the few whose hairs never grow back.

I still take the vits, but have stopped the extra fibre will eventually stop the vits but read that your gut takes a while to recover.

whitewave If you are coeliac the villi in your stomach will be destroyed by gluten, which makes it impossible to get enough nutrients from food, but extra supplements can help with this. When you stop the gluten the villi can grow back; I am not sure if it does in all cases, but I know it can, in one case I know it recovered in about a year.