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Experts Calling For Tighter Regulations On Vitamin Supplements

Experts Calling For Tighter Regulations On Vitamin Supplements

They’re rolling around in bedside tables and bathroom cabinets around the country, but now there’s a warning that vitamin supplements could be putting your body in serious danger.

So you can’t sleep, your skin’s gone to hell and you’re feeling sluggish? There’s a supplement for that…

Aussies are lapping up vitamins like veggies don’t exist - close to half of us take something to compliment our diets - all adding to a booming 5 billion dollar industry.

Now, there are warnings that those multi-vitamins could be causing serious health complications.

So, why is B6 such a problem?

The TGA has released safety advisories and forced companies to put warning labels on products that exceed a certain level of B6. But cases of toxicity are still rising.

And that has experts calling for tighter regulation.

So, is any level of B6 safe, and how do we really know what we’re consuming?

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