Not exact matches
Skin conditions — Different studies published by PubMed central
show that
synthetic vitamin D analogues help in the treatment of psoriasis.
The studies that claim to
show increased birth defects from higher doses of
vitamin A do not distinguish between
synthetic and natural
vitamin A, and the people who Weston Price studied only consumed natural
vitamin A from foods like liver and butter.
The first study (from the Jun 15, 2001 issue of Science)
showed that «
synthetic vitamin C may contribute to the formation of genotoxins that can lead to cancer».
People just don't eat these foods much anymore, and so any study that claims to
show birth defects from
vitamin A is really
showing defects from
synthetic vitamin A. Synthetic vitamins are not the same and they affect the body in differ
synthetic vitamin A.
Synthetic vitamins are not the same and they affect the body in differ
Synthetic vitamins are not the same and they affect the body in different ways.
Synthetic vitamins have been
shown to lower immunity.
The featured lung cancer study, for instance, not only used
synthetic vitamin E (tocopheryl) but also neglected to include any tocotrienols, which have previously been
shown to kill cancer stem cells, the most malignant of all cells with a tumor.5 As noted by Dr. Andrew Saul, the study was set up to fail: 6
Media headlines have highlighted a recent study
showing vitamin E may accelerate lung cancer, without mentioning the study used
synthetic vitamin E
[11] Supplement tips: Recent studies have
shown that natural
vitamin E (identified as «d - alpha» on the label) raises blood levels of the
vitamin twice as high as the
synthetic form (indicated by «dl - alpha»).
As an example,
synthetic vitamin E is
shown in some studies to be harmful to us, while natural
vitamin E is beneficial.
The studies that
show detrimental effects such as headaches, nausea and vomiting all used the
synthetic supplement ascorbic acid, not natural
vitamin C.
Studies have
shown that
vitamin C from food is absorbed 35 percent better and excreted more slowly than
synthetic vitamin C.
Synthetic vitamin A has been
shown to cause the type of birth defects that natural
vitamin A prevents.
These
synthetic vitamins are
shown to be nutritionally inferior to natural
vitamins and can cause digestive issues which may be a sign of
vitamin toxicity.
While studies already
showed that people whose diets were rich in foods high in
vitamin C — typically 200 mg per day — have a lower risk of heart disease, certain cancers and other diseases, clinical trials testing isolated doses of
synthetic C have mostly failed to find any protective benefit against disease.
Overall, the studies
show little to no benefits of
synthetic C while the value of
vitamin C in foods has been clearly
shown to be vital for optimal health.