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Epidemiologist. Writer (Guardian, Observer etc). "Well known research trouble-maker". PhDing at @UoW Host of @senscipod Email gidmk.healthnerd@gmail.com he/him

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    Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 21 Nov 2020

    At the shops today, so thought I'd take a look at all of the "immune" supplements in the nonsense aisle They are all so ridiculous, it's amazing

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      2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 21 Nov 2020

        Look at this beauty. Immune support, packed with anti-oxidants! Except it's just a bit of elderberry, some zinc and vitamin C. Some evidence that this might reduce cold symptoms, but that's about allpic.twitter.com/jsodSjBDan

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      3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 21 Nov 2020

        Another one which adds a couple of vitamins and some echinacea. Again, can't see how this "supports the immune system to fight illness" unless you've got a vitamin D deficiencypic.twitter.com/5anS8Qtayq

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      4. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 21 Nov 2020

        Hello immunity! Or, in this case, zinc and vitamin C, but rebranded as a miracle cure of some kindpic.twitter.com/WYh38t99fz

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      5. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 21 Nov 2020

        An immune probiotic! And based on scientific evidence (which, from a scan, looks pretty equivocal)pic.twitter.com/wQrdIthyMM

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      6. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 21 Nov 2020

        An assortment of more things. It all melds into one giant nonsense eventually I thinkpic.twitter.com/62qkhf6hG3

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      7. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 21 Nov 2020

        One thing I was struck by tho was just how similar most of these products were. They were almost all just vitamin C+D and zinc, +/- some herb, repackaged as an immune formula and sold for twice as much

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      8. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 21 Nov 2020

        Honestly, seems to me that you could get the exact same stuff as most of these pills by buying the cheapest multivitamin on the shelf, so if you're going to get anything that's what I'd recommend

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      9. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 21 Nov 2020

        Also, I'm very much in favour of putting exactly what the studies showed on all of these ridiculous products, because saying "may reduce cold symptoms in 6-11 yos by 5%" is much less compelling than "immune support"

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      1. Booster Terrik‏ @RockOlaRaider 21 Nov 2020
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        I am so tired of the FDA not having tighter control of those things

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      1. wombot  👀  💉 💉‏ @colourmeamused_ 21 Nov 2020
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        Our pharmacy model of freeing and incentivising them to sell high margin placebos and junk is bad 😟

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