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Originally Posted by stanmrak  Your logic on supplements escapes me. Are vitamin D capsules not a supplement either, since most people are deficient in it? |
Getting adequate vitamin D when you are deficient is necessary to fill a deficiency.
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How about vitamin E and vitamin C? Studies show these are very common deficiencies as well. I suspect that almost everyone is deficient in one vitamin or another - how do you know?
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I would say that they are filling a deficiency if they are deficient in vitamin E and C and then begin taking them.
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The science on treating health problems with vitamin supplements is well established. The benefits of vitamin E supplements have been documented as far back as 1933, when Wilfred and Evan Shute, two cardiologists from Ontario, Canada, began using it to treat heart conditions. In their 1972 book, the Shutes reported having treated more than 30,000 patients with overwhelming positive results.
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Wow! Thanks man, you're really smart. Cool!
Anyway, there is no recommended daily minimum or deficiency standards set for DHA and EPA. When people take fish oil, they usually improve a lot of low-grade chronic problems. I was saying that we should regard these people as correcting a deficiency, even though current regulatory standards do not consider 0mg of fish oil per day as deficient.