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easyeboy

M$1 February 20, 2009 04:14 AM

Superfoods Supreme, can you really give up eating fruits and vegetables for this powdered supplement?

I'm wondering if you never ate another fruit or vegetable in your life, and lived off a powdered supplement like this, would it be healthy for you? What if children grew up on this stuff, but did not eat fruits or vegetables anymore, then would this be healthy?

It claims the following:
More Antioxidant Capacity than 13 Standard Servings of Fruits & Vegetables

Here's the link:
http://www.gnc.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2644656

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hcp56

February 20, 2009 04:58 AM

I would say no. Study after study has confirmed that supplements do not replace the nutrients of natural foods; there is something that is in the composition of the nutrients of natural food that the body needs/uses that has yet to be replicated in supplements.

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easyeboy

February 20, 2009 05:22 AM

What is this "something" you are talking about?

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hcp56

February 21, 2009 12:35 AM

Therein lies the problem, that is something that is unknown. If you check out the article below in the science section of the New York Times, the 3rd to the last paragraph strikes the essential point home in regards to your question.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/17/health/17well.html?8dpc

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