Americans love supplements. Here's what you should know.

Americans are gobbling up supplements. But do we really know what’s in them? Today on “Post Reports,” Well+Being columnist Anahad O’Connor breaks down what’s behind our growing appetite for herbs and vitamins.

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I need this. I have had A B C badly😢

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I know I have it

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It is scary, isn’t it? In a country where most people don’t study the years of chemistry and biology that the rest of the world does. We have too many ignorant people even those graduated from college which don’t even reach at this point the level of education that a graduated from High School has in many countries. Having said that, your program is senseless. Why not do a program on the level of chemical dependency that the most common medications create on anyone? Or the ill effects of most medications? Yes, not all Supplements are standardized. But there are known reputable stores where they won’t sell supplements that are not standardized. Most people who buy supplements know this and know they shouldn’t buy them in the pharmacy. The most toxic vitamins are the ones sold in pharmacies in the US, and not reliable. Why not a show on how toxic and unhealthy our food is. About 88% of the food people buy in an American supermarket is either highly processed or has processed ingredients. What about a real research on High Fructose? Or the forever chemicals? Do you too receive money from pharmaceuticals? Why repeat the same nonsense over supplements, over and over again? Do something people would appreciate instead. Something that the media won’t.