Jemma6

Is there much wiggle room to this? If available data suggests they're pointless for the average individual, doesn't that mean they're pointless? Or do you think it's possible something has been missed?

Thank you! My dad has done some vitamin D supplementing (with direction from a specialist) and he swears by it. I know very little, I'll have a read!

I read an interesting study where it was found that high doses of beta carotene (traditionally thought to improve vision) causes increased risk for macular degeneration. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0161642007004745

well I definitely learned something new today! That's crazy that something totally fabricated like that can spread for so many generations as true fact.