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A HEALTH WARNING has been issued by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) against taking too many vitamins.
This follows research undertaken by scientists at the University of Colorado in the United States.
This research, unveiled at a forum for the American Association for Cancer Research two weeks ago, found that over-the-counter supplements could increase a person’s cancer risk if taken in excess of the recommended doses.
FSAI Warning
On foot of this research, The FSAI has said that it feels EU wide regulation should be introduced to tackle this issue.
Individuals are also warned not to consume more than the recommended dosage laid out on the packaging of supplements.
It aims to have maximum safe levels introduced which bodies at a European level have already made preparations for.
These levels would be lower than the ‘tolerable upper intake level’ (a measurement used internationally to define the maximum amount of a nutrient a person can take long-term before it becomes harmful to them) but potentially higher than the recommended daily allowance (RDA).
People in Ireland receive vitamins through supplements and also through ‘fortified foods’ – foods which have additional nutrients artificially added to them.
Speaking to TheJournal.ie, Dr Mary Flynn, the FSAI’s chief specialist in public health nutrition, explained that people, “could be getting too much from different sources” and that any new regulation “has to look at supplements and fortified foods together.”
What does the research show?
The research was conducted after observing that individuals who eat more fruit and vegetables are less likely to contract cancer. They then wanted to find out if taking additional vitamins supplements would reduce a person’s chances of contracting cancer further.
It was found in a study that looked at patients over a 10-year period that some vitamins led to subjects getting more cancer over the course of the study.
Speaking about the trial, Byers, associate director for cancer prevention and control at the University of Colorado Cancer Centre, said, “this is not to say that people need to be afraid of taking vitamins and minerals… if taken at the correct dosage, multivitamins can be good for you. But there is no substitute for good, nutritional food.”
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Increases in VAT..enforcing payment of wages during sick leave..banks freezing credit that are controlled by the government..increases in Prsi…any wonder there’s no confidence in the Kenny Circus.
Can’t believe you’re suggesting workers shouldn’t be paid for sick leave. It’s incredibly hypocritical to complain about the governmemt making it harder for you to get by when you’re complaining about something so basic that helps other people get by.
No problem with the State paying sick leave Evin but when you are trying to keep your chin above water during this economic sh*t storm, it’s ludicrous to expect a small business to pay someones wages when it can just about cover its weekly wage bill at best.
It’s not just SMEs Bell-Enda
Would it not be easier to report on those who are satisfied with the governments performance? That would be the Troika and who else?
There would be a bit of a problem there Kerry. Not enough of us speak German .
Do like the French do when they not happy, shut all ports in protest!!! everything must come to a complete stop!
we need the unions to support that . and. that won’t. happen
SME pay the unions fee to represent them. Time for the dog to start waging its tail, instead of the other way round.
The model of banking just isn’t working. The EU is making it worse. All the banks are foreign owned. The names are misleading and calling them pillar and state adds to confusion. I do have a question if Wilber Ross owns 9% of BOI, and BOI got 45 billion bail out, did FG/Lab effectively give an American billionaire 4 billion?
enda and co. never had to run a small business . thy don’t understand what its like to try and keep up wit there every increasing
taxes . rates water charges. and all the stealth taxes that. thy keep pulling out of. there Ass. . . yet we are ment to pay. all this while our turnover gets smaller . week on. week . . FACT. MOST SMALL SHOPS HAVE A TURN OVER LESS THAN ENDA AND GILMORES WAGES PER WEEK . AVERAGE CORNER SHOP HAS A TURN OVER OF. LESS THAN 5K now pay. all expenses from that
total left for shop keeper after expenses . jack SHITE .
Why would you expect thanks just a load of parasites living off your work. Time to stop being made a mug of join the Labour Party screw your neighbour and never do a days work again. Simples
Evin a lot less THAN your dole. and before you reply . do you own a shop . are you self employed . if. the answer is no then. don’t. comment we the shop keeper and self employed are the back bone of. this country . . we create the jobs we collect vat on. behalf of. the government . and get no thanks for it . except penalized for been late wit payment . . every month the miracle of. the 5 loafs and 5 fish takes place in every small business across Ireland.
John, lets not get all exclusive here in the pain party. Without the consumer, you dont have a business. Therefore you dont “create” jobs. What’s good for the consumer, i.e everyone in the state, is ultimately good for you. There’s other’s beyond the self employed that need a break too.
I’m not self employed and I’m not on the dole. I work and pay taxes and spend my money which helps create jobs. I don’t see why you’re the backbone. I’d say everyone that works and spends money in this country is the backbone.
I happilly pay any taxes I owe because I know people who don’t have money need me to. We pay some of the lowest taxes out of any developed country in the world and yet we still complain.
Maybe the problem isn’t with the government or with taxes. Maybe the problem is with how your business is operating, whether you’re catering to your customers needs, and whether you’re reinventing yourself enough to still be relevant to the current market.
You got no thanks and there is none coming your way either!!
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