I published the film "Vitamin's Unexpected Thoughts and the Real World" on 2022-1-17, and I would like to review it publicly. As you can see from the title, this article is to tell readers, and I am publicly invited to review the videos of the different ideas and real world of vitamins.

I tell you in the article that my review article has been published on the official website of "Records": Professor Lin Qingtong - Vitamin's Words and Nonsense. However, today the reader signed by "Love" left a message: "The professor can no longer find this article in public. I wonder if there are other channels that can read your masterpiece?" So, I decided to copy my review article as follows:

The original English name of this record is Vitamania: The Sense and Nonsense of Vitamins. Vitamania is a combination of Vitamin and Mania, which means "Vitamin Madness". As for The Sense and Nonsense of Vitamins, the most subtle translation should be "Vitamin Decision and Nonsense", which is inconsistent with what I often say "Vitamin Talking and Reality".

This record was released in 2018, but it was 22 years before it, and the synthetic word Vitamania has already been discovered.

Rima Apple is a professor at the University of Wisconsin and is now 77 years old and has retired. In 1996, she published a book called Vitamania: Vitamins in American Culture.

Catherine Price is a Science Journalist. In 2015, she published a book called Vitamania: Our Obsessive Question for Nutritional Perfection. The following year, the book was renamed Vitamania: How Vitamins Revolutionized the Way We Think About Food.

Catherine Price appeared twice in this video. The first time was at 10 minutes and 45 seconds, and she mainly said that the reason why vitamins became a global $10 billion industry was due to the needs of consumers themselves. Catherine Price's second appearance was at 80 minutes and 23 seconds, and she was mainly saying that it was also because of the demands of consumers themselves that vitamins will never be regulated by law.

Therefore, the obsession and demand for vitamins have existed for more than 20 years, and it is not too much to describe this global phenomenon as Vitamania.

The Fink dancer

Casey Bennetto is an Australian composer and singer. He first appeared in the 7th minute of the film, using singing to explain the origin of the word Vitamin. There are several dancing cartoon dungs with him, and the music type they perform is called Funk.

Funk has several different meanings. In addition to being a music type, it can also be translated into odor, fear, and cowardice. But here, it is the surname of a Polish chemist.

Casimir Funk was born in Poland in 1884, and his original name was Kazimierz Funk. He entered the British Liszt College in 1910 to conduct research, and the dean at that time sent him the work to study beriberi (hypertensive disease). Eating diseases are not just foot problems, but systemic, including the heart. In that era, there were many cases of stagnation diseases in the British colony India and the Dutch colony Indonesia, and these cases included local residents and the British and Dutch troops, so this is why both the UK and the Netherlands were eager to solve the problem of stagnation diseases.

Christiaan Eijkman is the chief military officer of Dutch Pai Indonesia. He accidentally discovered that chickens in the laboratory would also develop symptoms similar to stagnation after eating leftover white rice for a long time, and would recover after switching to brown rice. Therefore, he reasoned that the quality of brown rice must contain an essential element for maintaining health. This element is the Vitamin B1 we are now familiar with. Because of this discovery, Christiaan Eijkman won the Nobel Medical Award in 1929.

Casimir Funk switched to using dopes for a practical experiment when studying stasis, and he also found that long-term stasis of dopes eating white rice will have symptoms similar to stasis. So, that's why this record uses the Funk dance to represent Casimir Funk's research.

Casimir Funk published a key paper in 1912 The etology of the deficiency diseases. He said that some diseases, such as Beri-Beri, Scurvy, Pellagra, and Rickets, are deficiency diseases that can be prevented and treated with certain organic substances. Since these substances are related to life (vita), and according to his research, these substances are amines, he suggested calling this substance Vitamine.

However, later studies found that these substances that can prevent and treat diseases do not belong to amines, so British biochemical scientist Jack Cecil Drummond published The nomenclature of the so-called accessory food factors (vitamins) in 1920, and suggested changing Vitamine to Vitamin. His explanation is that the ending of the word "ine" represents "amine" with chemical characteristics, while the ending of the word "in" represents "Su" without chemical characteristics, so changing Vitamine to Vitamin can avoid misleading these food factors to "amine". This proposal was quickly approved by most experts, but Casimir Funk lasted for 16 years until 1936 when he finally used the word Vitamin for the first time in one of his new books.

Although Casimir Funk is not particularly outstanding in the field of practical science, he is often mistaken for being a vitamin inventor because he is the original typo Vitamin. In any case, because the term Vitamin is so simple and concise and easy to use for marketing, it has led to the global Vitamania for the past decade.

Is water solubility not dangerous?

Video host Derek Muller began to introduce the types of vitamins at 16:55. He said there are 13 types of vitamins, and 4 of them (vitamin A, D, E, K) are fat-soluble, while the other nine are water-soluble. He further said that water-soluble vitamins are excreted from the urine, while fat-soluble vitamins accumulate in the liver and fat, so excessive fat-soluble vitamins can lead to poisoning. Although this is not wrong, it will not cause people to think that water-soluble vitamins will not have excessive intake. There are two stories of fat-soluble vitamin poisoning in the video. The story of Vitamin A poisoning is very exciting, but unfortunately it is just a story (not factual). In addition, the story of vitamin D poisoning is relatively dull, but it is more important. As for why, please see the analysis below. There are also two stories about water-soluble vitamin deficiency in the video. The case of vitamin C deficiency is that the patient did not eat vegetables and fruits at all, and people like this were actually very rare in this era. In addition, the case of vitamin B9 (leaves acid) deficiency is very interesting, but unfortunately the information transmitted is flawed.

The most important thing is that this video does not mention the problem of water-soluble vitamin overtake, so I will add relevant information on this below.

lipid-soluble vitamin poisoning

This record starts with a story of blindness caused by vitamin A deficiency, and soon (at 2:20) it turns into a story that was fatal to Vitamin A poisoning. The story is about Douglas Mawson and Xavier Mertz in the South in 1913 who had to eat their sled dog due to lack of food. Because the dog's liver contains a lot of vitamin A, Xavier Mertz eventually died of hypervitaminosis A (vitaminosis A).

Vitamin A hypersexuality is indeed fatal, but please note that Douglas Mawson is the only child in this investigation, and eating a sled dog is based on his account, but he had no idea that Vitamin A was poisoned. You know, at that time and in the local area, it was impossible for them to have their blood test reports. In fact, it is still just a hypothesis about their vitamin A poisoning, and this hypothesis is derived from a 1969 paper HYPERVITAMINOSIS A IN THE ANTARCTIC IN THE AUSTRALASIAN ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION OF 1911-1914: A POSSIBLE EXPLANATION OF THE ILLNESSES OF MERTZ AND MAWSON (1911-1914 Vitamin A polydialysis in the Australian Anaconda: Possible explanation for Mertz and Mawson disease).

Another story of vitamin poisoning appears at the 76th minute and 42th second of the film, and the victim is a three or four-month-old girl. Because the mother of the daughter thinks that feeding her child a lot of vitamin D can show her mother's love, the result is that the daughter is not alive. Although this story is rather dull than the Southern Detective story, in fact, the problem caused by Vitamin D is far beyond Vitamin A. However, since Vitamin D is the best in "Vitamin Hot", I want to leave it at the end of the article as the highlight of the closing scene.

Problems with overdose in water-soluble vitamins

Although vitamin D is a red chicken, vitamin C has been in danger for nearly 40 years, so why is it still the number one in all water-soluble vitamin supplements? Especially in alternative cancer treatments, Vitamin C injection is really a money-loss tree for the black-hearted doctor. In any case, oral vitamin C supplements may cause headaches, abdominal pain, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and acid reflux during excessive intake.

Vitamin B group has always been considered the safest, but a study published on May 10, 2019 found that excessive intake of B6 and B12 can increase the risk of fractures.. See the Association of High Intakes of Vitamins B6 and B12 From Food and Supplements With Risk of Hip Fracture Among Postmenopausal Women in the Nurses’ Health Study (Contact of high-in-class vitamins B6 and B12 in food and supplements to risk of facial fractures).

Another study published on 2020-1-15 also found that the concentration of vitamin B12 in blood is positively related to mortality. See the Association of Plasma Concentration of Vitamin B12 With All-Cause Mortality in the General Population in the Netherlands. The article ends with this statement: "There is too much involvement in vitamin B12, especially vitamin B12, which has attracted attention. Without the lack of vitamin B12, we should be cautious about whether to supplement vitamin B12."

Myths and Misunderstandings of Leaf Acid

The film uses a story of a wheelchair ball player to illustrate the importance of Vitamin B9 (Leaf Acid) at 37:24. The reason this player needs to be transported by a wheel chair is because his spinal cord is incomplete, and the reason for this problem is because his mother has insufficient leaves when she is hurting him.

Study found that insufficient leaf acid may lead to fetal neural tube defects. Therefore, although many foods already contain leaf acid, it is best for pregnant women in the early stages of pregnancy to take leaf acid supplements.

"Neurotube defects" refers to the incomplete closure of the neural tube, and the closure of the neural tube is completed on the 28th day of pregnancy. Therefore, in order to prevent neuronal defects, the supplementation of leaf acid must be done before pregnancy, or even before pregnancy. However, most mothers don’t know when they will get pregnant or when they are pregnant, so they may miss the right time to supplement.

What makes people laugh and cry is that many doctors (including medical doctors), nutritionists, and mother health websites warn pregnant women to take leaf acid supplements. Little did they know that taking leaf acid replenishment before they knew they were pregnant was already a prison for replenishment. What's more, studies have shown that excessive leaf acid supplementation in pregnant women may lead to excessive brain development in the fetus.

In this regard, the United States legislated legislation in 1996 to force the addition of leaf acid to grain products, and in 1998, this forced action was fully completed. Therefore, in the United States, everyone, regardless of men, women, young and old, is now "forced" to supplement leaves acid.

In 2006, the World Health Organization and the United Nations jointly issued a guide to adding leaf acid, suggesting how countries around the world add leaf acid to food (flour). Currently, 81 countries around the world have regulations on adding leaves, but not so many countries that actually complete comprehensive and strong additions. Neither Taiwan nor China have a forced addition of leaf acid. European countries also do not add leaf acid strictly. At 43:30, the host of the video, Derek Muller said that the European Union has more than 4,000 cases of neuronal incompleteness every year, but the European Union does not add leaves, so he next visited Dr. Mathilde Touvier, a nutrition and epidemic scientist at the French National Institute of Health and Medicine. The doctor said that the reason why the leaf acid is not added is that bread is a sacred and traditional food in France, so it cannot be changed casually.

However, not adding leaves is not a unique policy of France, but is the case in all European (or European Union) countries. So, her explanation is obviously a problem. In fact, I published three years ago that pregnant women need to supplement leaf acid. It is said that the main reason why European countries do not add leaf acid is worried that excessive leaf acid will have a negative impact on health. Then I published the adverse effects of excessive leaf acid injection, and provided 5 articles to prove what adverse effects of excessive leaf acid injection. I also quoted an article published by the Dietary Replenishment Office under the National Institute of Health. Its focus is:

A large amount of leaf acid can correct the sexual blood of giant teenage cells, but cannot correct the neural damage caused by the lack of vitamin B12. Therefore, excessive infusion of leaf acid supplements may cause “ Vitamine B12 deficiency, which leads to neurologic damage to an irreversible state.

Over-incorporation of leaf acid supplements may also accelerate the development of pre-tumor diseases, especially in the case of epinephrodisiac cancer. In addition, studies have shown that adding 1,000 micrograms or more of leaf acid from the supplement every day before and after pregnancy will cause her child to develop well. If the infiltration of

leaves exceeds the human body's ability to restore it, it will lead to too much unreliable leaves in the body, thereby reducing the amount and activity of natural killer cells. That is, too much leaf acid may reduce immunity. In addition, studies have found that unrecognized leaf acid may be related to the elderly's cognitive dysfunction.

Vitamin D is a hot topic

In fact, Vitamania is not an accurate term, because the Proud public has very different degrees of pursuit of 13 different vitamins. For example, in the 1980s and 1990s, Vitamin C was the most crazy person, and in the 2000s it became Vitamin D. So, a more precise way of saying it is that we have experienced a Vita-C-mania period, and now it is the time when we are in a Vita-D-mania period.

Top-notch heart science journal JAMA Cardiology published The Demise of Vitamin D for Cardiovascular Prevention on June 19, 2019, and its first sentence is: In the past 10 years, the vitamin D detection and oral supplements have increased by nearly 100 times due to the public's envy of Vitamin D Wanling Pills..

Then, why did the public get into the Vitamin Dwan Spirit Pill in the past 10 years? The simple answer is that Michael Holick, MD, a Vitamin D super promoter, appeared in the United States more than 10 years ago. In 2004, he published Vitamin D: importance in the prevention of cancers, type 1 diabetes, heart disease, and osteoporosis. He asked everyone to do serum vitamin D tests at least once a year, and to take at least 1,000 vitamin D supplements a day. Until today, over the past 15 years, he has published several articles every year, repeatedly saying that the deficiency of vitamin D is a global disaster, and that vitamin D supplements can prevent all diseases, cure all diseases, etc. Especially in a 2017 article, he also said that obese people need to eat 8,000 units a day, and most people are very good at eating 15,000 units a day.

There was a doctor in Taiwan who studied in Michael Holick's laboratory. After returning to Taiwan, he also vigorously advocated Vitamin D, and became the father of the Taiwanese version of Vitamin D Wan Ling Pill. In order to fight him to spread the science of vitamin D, I published my new book on March 11, 2020.

In this book, I will explain in detail that scientists discovered vitamin D in order to cure rium. I also said: [In the past fifty years, I have spent thousands of research expenses and hundreds of clinical trials. The final conclusion is that "ribly disease" is the only disease that has been proven to be effective in preventing or treating vitamin D supplements. 】

Video host Derek Muller visited Rachel, an Australian Vitamin D expert, in the 60th minute. Dr. Neale, and she said this: "Overall people think that vitamin D is proven to have various good health benefits, such as reducing cancer and cardiovascular disease cases, but in fact we only know that vitamin D is very important to bones and has not been proven in other aspects."

I also said in the truth about vitamin D, although we often hear about some deficiency, low, or lack of vitamin D, but in fact no one knows what vitamin D is normal.

Regarding the normal value of vitamin D, Dr. Rachel Neale also said: "So we don't have a single number that is accepted by all organizations, scientists, and doctors in the world."

I also said in the truth about vitamin D that cancer patients usually have lower vitamin D levels, so the doctor Jiang from Taiwan told everyone to take a lot of vitamin D supplements. However, this doctor Jiang did not understand "Connection does not equal causality", and in fact no one knew whether it was "Low Vitamin D Level" that caused cancer or cancer that caused "Low Vitamin D Level". More importantly, most relevant studies have also found that vitamin D supplements do not reduce the incidence of cancer.

video host Derek Muller also mentioned that Dr. Rachel Neale's research team is conducting a large clinical trial of vitamin D supplements, and the results will be released in 2021.

Since the video was released in 2018, there are currently two papers about this clinical trial in PubMed Public Medical Library, and their titles and conclusions are:

The effect of vitamin D supplementation on acute respiratory tract infection in older Australian adults: an analysis of data from the D-Health Trial(大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大大� Analysis of trial data). Conclusion: Monthly dosage of 60 000 IU Vitamin D does not reduce the overall risk of acute respiratory infections, but can slightly shorten the duration of symptoms in the general population. These studies show that regular vitamin D supplementation on a population with adequate vitamin D is unlikely to have clinically relevant effects on acute respiratory infections.

Vitamin D supplementation and risk of falling: outcomes from the randomized, placebo-controlled D-Health Trial. Conclusion: Monthly large dose 60 000 IU Vitamin D does not reduce the risk of falling.

In fact, I have long provided evidence in the truth about Vitamin D, pointing out that Vitamin D supplements do not reduce the risk of acute respiratory infections or falls. Therefore, this large-scale clinical trial in Australia is just a reaffirmation. I can also expect that it will also reaffirm Vitamin D supplements will not reduce cancer risks.

Vitamin Hot will continue to be played

Casimir Funk created the term Vitamine in 1912, and then Jack Cecil Drummond suggested changing it to Vitamin in 1920, which puts the root of Vitamin Mania.

Rima Apple merged Vitamin Mania into Vitamania in 1996, and then Catherine Price painted Hulu in 2015, and also used Vitamania as the book name.

Derek Muller released this record in 2018, and also used Vitamania as the title..

Whether it is publishing books or making movies, Rima Apple, Catherine Price, and Derek Muller all want to use Vitamania, a well-known word, to tell everyone the truth about vitamin life. However, the results are obviously very limited. I have also published more than 200 articles about vitamins and four related books. I sincerely hope that everyone can understand that 99% of people do not need vitamin supplements. But in fact, I know that even if I write two hundred or even two thousand articles about vitamins, and publish four or even forty related books, I still can't resist the craze of Vitamania.

Although I don't think this record can hold the craze of Vitamania in Taiwan, I still admire and thank you very much for your willingness to spend so much effort to translate and play this record. As for what kind of results will be achieved in this effort in public, I think we can only say that Buddha's power is a rude person!

Extra video

Vitamania's official website provides 13 short films, and two of them are what I think are worthy of recommendation:

TEN THINGS ABOUT VITAMINS: 3 minutes and 46 seconds in length, and it is the record host Derek Muller who visited writer Catherine Price to discuss the so-called "10 Things You Don't Know About Vitamins".

DO VITAMIN EXPERTS TAKE VITAMINS? (Does Vitamin experts take vitamins?): The length is 1 minute and 40 seconds. It is the record of 10 vitamin experts who have taken vitamin supplements themselves.

Original text: Vitamin's Decision and Nonsense

Editor: Gu Zihuan