Marion Nestle
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Why is there a supplement craze if they don’t even work?
And why are you taking that?
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Why is there a supplement craze if they don’t even work?
And you feel like you're making yourself healthy.
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Why is there a supplement craze if they don’t even work?
This is Marion Nessel.
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Why is there a supplement craze if they don’t even work?
If you're vitamin C deficient, it could be quite useful.
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Why is there a supplement craze if they don’t even work?
I don't know anybody who's vitamin C deficient if they eat any fruits and vegetables at all.
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Why is there a supplement craze if they don’t even work?
Scurvy is not a major problem in the United States.
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Why is there a supplement craze if they don’t even work?
It's not a public health problem.
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Why is there a supplement craze if they don’t even work?
I'm 89.
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Why is there a supplement craze if they don’t even work?
89.
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Why is there a supplement craze if they don’t even work?
Good nutrition.
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Why is there a supplement craze if they don’t even work?
I buy tortilla chips.
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Why is there a supplement craze if they don’t even work?
I buy ice cream.
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Why is there a supplement craze if they don’t even work?
I buy all kinds of things.
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Why is there a supplement craze if they don’t even work?
I eat my share of junk food.
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Why is there a supplement craze if they don’t even work?
But vitamins?
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Why is there a supplement craze if they don’t even work?
Supplements?
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Why is there a supplement craze if they don’t even work?
Do you take any?
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Why is there a supplement craze if they don’t even work?
No.
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Why is there a supplement craze if they don’t even work?
No vitamin D?
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Why is there a supplement craze if they don’t even work?
Vitamin D is not a vitamin.