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I’ve found yet another example of “proof” that we should stick with natural sources of vitamin supplementation such as Zrii instead of popping vitamin pills and other quick fixes…

Yesterday, the Center for Science in the Public Interest threatened to sue Bayer Healthcare for deceptively marketing its selenium-containing One A Day supplements as a way to prevent prostate cancer.

Does not prevent prostrate cancer

CSPI also filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission.

There was once a glimmer of hope that selenium could prevent prostate cancer, but that hope was extinguished when a large study found that the mineral didn’t help—though it did appear to increase the risk of diabetes.

Bayer’s One A Day supplements for men are just the tip of the iceberg.  Countless dietary supplements harken back to the patent-medicine quackery of the 19th Century, and many food manufacturers are following in their footsteps.

Kellogg is the latest company to market products with phony claims.  Huge new labels on Rice Krispies proclaim that the products “Now Help Support Your Child’s IMMUNITY.” Baloney!

See Michael F. Jacobson’s latest article in The Huffington Post, “Packaged Deceit: How Dietary Supplements and Fortified Foods Fool You.

For an all natural approach to vitamins and health based on 5,000 years of research, try Zrii instead…

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