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.

  • @[email protected]
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    32 days ago

    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.

    • TheHolm
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      32 days ago

      Already done, look for research about Type 2 diabetes and sweeteners. Sugar is better.

      • metaStatic
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        32 days ago

        the mere taste of sweetness illicits an insulin response. all non-sugar sweeteners are bad in the same way

    • Hanrahan
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      22 days ago

      I used to much the leaves of the Stevia biswh we had in our garden. Quite tasty :)

      • metaStatic
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        22 days ago

        how does it compare to the fucking god awful taste of commercially sweetened products?

      • @[email protected]
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        12 days ago

        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.

  • metaStatic
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    12 days ago

    aren’t all vitamins synthetic? they’re not extracting them from real food and then saying it’s not a substitute for real food … are they?

    • MHLoppyOP
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      42 days ago

      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.

  • @shalafi
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    12 days ago

    Vegemite? It’s vegemite isn’t it? Shit should be illegal to feed to dogs.