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$\"vitamin_d3.jpg\"$ <\/a>Heisenberg once said that the position of an electron and the accuracy of the measurement of its position are inversely proportionate. Which means that if you find the position with a high degree of precision, you can safely assume that your measurement is highly inaccurate. Health industry and its pronouncements are in similar vein.<\/p>\n

All these years, Americans \u2013 and the world in general (for what\u2019s good for US is also good for the world.. ain\u2019t it?) \u2013 were told that they were deficient in every vitamin and his neighbor. Especially Vitamin D. That wasn\u2019t enough, to lend enough weight to their pronouncements, the doctors and scientists had come up with a long list of diseases \u2013 existing and probably some made up \u2013 that were caused by deficiency of Vitamin D. <\/p>\n

Everyone was asked to go out in the sun and stand for at least 10 minutes without sun screen. Pretty soon, the sun bathing industry was booming. Nude beaches were springing all over. Heck, what is 10 minutes, why not lie on the beach in the buff for a hour or so and save $50 of Vitamin expenses huh?! <\/p>\n

But all that was a bluff! Intriguingly, or perhaps not so, the most surprised guy<\/a> is the person on the panel which released the report \u2013 bone specialist Dr. Clifford Rosen! This dude was busy recommending huge doses of Vitamin D a week back.. awright a few months back! Same difference! <\/p>\n

Now he is shocked! Because high dosage of Vitamin D not only doesn\u2019t help with any of those diseases he would rattle out to his patients but it harms! It can actually raise the risk of fracture.<\/p>\n

And its not like he is some quack or the village \u201ccompounder\u201d type of a guy. He is a Senior Scientist at Maine Medical Center\u2019s Research Institute and associated with the Institute of Medicine in US. He had several studies to back his quackery up in his last avatar. <\/p>\n

Now, of course, its another study. DIfferent study and different conclusions \u2013 exact opposite btw \u2013 but one thing that hasn\u2019t changed is his confidence! In his latest gadget \u2013 or his study in this case. Every time a new study comes out he is out there with great excitement parroting forgive and certainly forget!<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, hundreds of billions of dollars later, the Vitamin \/ health (oxymoronic though) companies are busy laughing in the background. I can almost hear them. With the slow accompaniment of many creaking bones out there.<\/p>\n

One of these days, I am hoping that a doctor will be born who will say something very simple \u2013 eat three square meals a day with grains, veggies, milk (soy or otherwise) and nuts. That\u2019s all there is to good health. And yes, don\u2019t forget to move your arse a bit for a few minutes of exercise. Its just that simple!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"