Rhonda Patrick· PhD
Nutrition trials need to measure micronutrients levels before and after treatment. But they most often do not. It's the age-old problem with clinical trials in nutrition.
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Nutrition trials need to measure micronutrients levels before and after treatment. But they most often do not. It's the age-old problem with clinical trials in nutrition.
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Another problem with many nutritional studies is there is often no biochemical analysis of micronutrient levels before and after supplementation. Was the population already adequate in the vitamin? Did the dose of the vitamin correct the nutritional deficiency?
Data looking at vitamin/mineral intake and outcomes only are misleading. We need biochemical analysis - empirical data measuring micronutrient levels before and after supplementation.