Vitamin D content of OTC supplements

[D Bergy]

I thought this was kind of important, and a sorry state of affairs.

SAN ANTONIO -- Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients taking over-the-counter vitamin D aren't getting what they're paying for, or what their neurologists recommend, according to a study presented here.

The mean vitamin D content from 10 OTC brands was only 33% of what the label claimed, with the actual content ranging from less than 1% to 82% of the advertised level. The study was presented at the meeting of the Joint Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers and America's Committee on Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis.

Full article below:

http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/CMSC-ACTRIMS/20522

Dan

 

[MapleLeafGirl]

I wish they listed the brands!! I have been using those D-Drops and now I think maybe I should up the number of drops I take per day.

 

[ameslouise]

Whoa. That's really disconcerting. I wonder how many other vitamins/supplements out there are lacking.

What's the resolution? How do we know that what we are taking is actually what we think we are taking??

 

[phillycrohns]

There is a site call consumerlab.com, which is an idependent lab that tests supplements. You have to pay for the information, like consumer reports, but it is pretty inexpensive, around $20 per year. They have found some supplements lacking and have "called" these companies out for it. Its amazing, and downright disgusting, how shady the nutraceutical industry is, especially because many of these companies feed off of the sick who are using their products to help iwth their often very serious conditions. Terrible....