Stop Taking Celebrity-Endorsed Supplements, Some Have No Scientific Evidence Of Therapeutic Claims

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Celebrities are continuously encouraging their fans to take vitamins. However, the majority of people don't need to take vitamins and excessive intake of these supplements can cause health problems, smedical experts say.

According to Mail Online, Gwyneth Paltrow claims that her daily intakes of supplements are beneficial to health. These include D3, fish oil, and probiotics that can resist the effect of fatigue, wrinkles and can speed up metabolism.

Khloe Kardashian also posted on Instagram last week that she takes 23 supplements a day. Furthermore, Lo Bosworth of Laguna Beach stardom said on her blog that a dose of B12 and vitamin D can prevent depression.

These celebrities among others are advertising the vitamin market to their millions of fans. But the truth is, their claims are not yet proven and both time and money are just wasted in indulging on the supplements.

As per the 2013 scientific review, vitamins have no valid proof in prolonging people's life or reducing their risk of developing heart disease or cancer. The FDA doesn't need to approve the claims of vitamins and supplements thus lots of their supposed benefits are not evaluated scientifically.

The United States Preventive Services Task Force is also not in favor of the use of multivitamins in hindering heart disease or cancer. This is especially if the patients aren't lacking particular nutrients and because many vitamins and supplements may not contain their supposed ingredients.

Moreover, it was discovered that four out of five tested supplements didn't contain the herbs their company advertised. These products were being sold at Target, Walmart, Walgreens and GNC, the 2015 study conducted by the New York State Attorney General's office claimed.

"Most of the vitamins and minerals we need are in food, and a healthy diet will likely get you close, but while you're breastfeeding, taking a multivitamin can be your insurance policy," registered nurse Rebekah Huppert from the Mayo Clinic, told SELF.

Nevertheless, there are some groups like the pregnant women, who really need a daily intake of supplements. It is recommended that they must take 400 micrograms of folic acid every day.