Just a quick post to note that, after Holford Watch advice, Health Products for Life have added a warning to the description of their folic acid pills. The new warning reads that “Folic Acid is recommended to be taken alongside a B complex or multivitamin providing 10mcg or more of B12. This is because folic acid can mask the symptonms [sic] of B12 deficiency. The elderly may need more than this level – best determined by a homocysteine or B12 blood test.”
While I still have a number of concerns about Health Products for Life, clearly this additional warning is something to welcome. I’m grateful to Patrick Holford for putting this warning in place.
6 Comments
June 8, 2007 at 8:04 pm
That is commendable, Jon. You provided useful leadership in this matter.
Regards – Shinga
June 8, 2007 at 10:53 pm
‘leading clinical nutritionist who has read,reviewed, researched and practiced nutrition for over 30 years’ needs a website less than 5 months old to correct said nutritionists wonky views…
true pathos…
June 8, 2007 at 11:11 pm
Just found your blog today from a comment you made on Orac’s (Respectful Insolence) site. I’ve read several of your posts and I’ve got to say I like where you’re coming from.
The previous post on chelation was excellent!
I’m adding you to my blogroll! Hope you don’t mind the heading I’m giving you.
- Dean
June 9, 2007 at 12:41 pm
thanks for the generous comments.
And Dean, thanks for the link (I really need to get the blogroll here better organised). The heading is fine – I was a bit nervous when you mentioned that, as I wasn’t quite sure what I’d see the blog listed under (big pharma shill, maybe?) but the heading you’ve chosen is absolutely fine :D
June 10, 2007 at 12:00 am
Good. Didn’t think you’d mind, but some poeple have a preference for how they’re listed.
- Dean
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