Re: sickness going arround championship
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Originally Posted by Tristan Lall
(Post 1380701)
Do this.
Don't go out of your way to do this. Unless you're actually vitamin-deficient or going hungry (which you probably aren't), it won't have any special benefits.
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I would agree that many people over emphasize the value of vitamins or endow them with unrealistic healing properties. Yes, most vitamin supplements are a waste, and some can even be dangerous taken in excess. But, I do not think that fact renders this posters advice invalid.
I have seen what the average high school student eats normally. At a venue like this, and under the stress of competition, it is even harder to eat healthy. If there ever was a demographic that might be well served by advice to seek out an extra serving of fruit, vegetables, or another source of vitamins I think it might be students at a competition like this. In this case I doubt encouraging them to seek out a glass of orange juice or other source of vitamins is a waste. It might end up being the only healthy thing they consume all week.
By the way, one vitamin that some people might not be getting enough of without knowing it is Vitamin D. I now take a vitamin D supplement about 4 months out of the year under my doctor's recommendation. My blood tests showed me as being low on D which completely surprised me since I was going out of my way to eat a healthy diet. But, my doctor told me that is not at all uncommon during the winter in our region of the country, the Pacific Northwest. |
