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Re:Older Americans Are ‘Hooked’ on Vitamins by amelius on Friday April 06, 2018 @04:15AM (#16771764)
About 1-3% of middle aged people have insufficient stomach acid, meaning that nutrients are not fully absorbed.
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Re:Older Americans Are ‘Hooked’ on Vitamins by richardthered on Friday April 06, 2018 @11:40AM (#16774068)
Any suggestions for good treatment options? Taking acid pills with meals (Betain HCL) is one possibility. Any others?
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Re:Older Americans Are ‘Hooked’ on Vitamins by HillaryBriss on Friday April 06, 2018 @01:43PM (#16775371)
Not highly confident about this, but i've heard anecdotes that lemon juice sometimes helps.
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Re:Older Americans Are ‘Hooked’ on Vitamins by amelius on Friday April 06, 2018 @03:50PM (#16776771)
Perhaps it works better if you combine it with beetroot juice (which contains a lot of betaine).
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