wintersmith's Journal, 05 March 2010

Very quick entry, but something I came across that I find fascinating, especially since I take a couple of health supplements.

Someone compiled the studies done on health supplements to see which ones work and for what. Then informationisbeautiful.net made a chart showing what is most popular vs. what is thought to actually work. Here are the results:

http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/snake-oil-supplements/

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2128 kcal

Fat: 42.27g | Prot: 174.62g | Carb: 244.14g.   Breakfast: Sugared or Glazed Doughnuts, honey, Fresh & Easy Greek Yogurt. Lunch: Crock Pot Taco Soup. Dinner: White Meat Chicken Bowl. Snacks/Other: beer, 100% Whey Pro-Amino Whey Protein Powder. more...