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Still, No Magic Bullets

January 19, 2010 on 5:59 pm | In Main Category | No Comments

Fitness supplements are big business, billion-dollar big and it got that way by promising to make you bigger, stronger and faster but of course that begs the question, do they work? The answer is a a qualified, “maybe”:

Doctors and nutritionists say that people who eat a normal diet generally don’t need nutritional supplements, even if they exercise vigorously. But among the subset of people who already eat healthfully and want to bulk up in the gym, some supplements, when taken in sensible doses, can provide a lift.

We are pretty clear on our pro-food stance, as in: eat food, not pills but we are also open-minded and this article in particular gave some credence to certain types of supplements. If you take your excercise seriously, the story is worth a full read.You can read the whole story over at the NY Times.

Posted by: Dan