Pressure is mounting on Australia's medicines regulator to tighten restrictions around vitamin B6 supplements, with more cases of people inadvertently poisoning themselves emerging.
In short:
Dozens of people across Australia have shared their experiences of vitamin B6 toxicity with 7.30.
Terri-Lynne South, a GP and dietitian, says the number of cases is likely to be under-reported.
What's next:
The TGA says it is considering a proposal to tighten regulations, including changes to where and how B6 vitamins are sold.
I’m waiting for someone to do the same for the “All-Natural” stevia; in almost all “Sugar Free” and “No Sugar” products that aren’t still using Aspartame or Sucralose.
As bad as Sugar is for us, (and as terrible as Fructose is for us), I am confident that Stevia is worse.
Processed sweeteners are always much worse than their raw states.
Cane, molasses, golden syrup and raw crystallised sugar are much better (and tastier) than white sugar, which is actually quite bland.
Sometimes (though I don't know what proportion) vitamins/minerals in products are actually "food-sourced". As far as I know, there is (sometimes) some legitimate reason to do so regarding bioavailability etc.