Resources for learning more about vitamins
I've been asked a lot lately where people can go to learn more about vitamins. Unfortunately, there's not one place (not that I've found, anyway), that offers complete info about every vitamin and mineral out there. If you want to learn a lot about vitamins, you'll need to check out a number of sources. I've put together a list of what I think are good, reputable sources for people that want to begin educating themselves about vitamins.
Vitalady.com – if you email Michelle (owner of vitalady), she is great at getting back to people with answers about vitamins. She can also tell you where her information comes from so you can read the facts for yourself.
Wlsvitagarten.com – Andrea is not currently blogging but the blog still has excellent info on vitamins of all sorts. She discusses a lot of different studies and cites her sources.
The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery nutritional guidelines http://nutrition.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/file/0005/4784/BariatricNutritionReading.pdf
2013 update to the ASMBS guidelines http://www.meltingmama.net/files/asmbstos2013guidelines.pdf
Information about lab tests http://www.labtestsonline.com/
Office of Dietary Supplements – good basic info on vitamins and minerals http://ods.od.nih.gov/
The Linus Pauling Institute – information about vitamins and minerals, very detailed, with info about current research http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/vitamins.html
University of Maryland Medical Center – good info on a variety of dietary supplements http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed
Mayo Clinic – more basic info on a variety of dietary supplements http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/drug-information/DrugHerbIn dex
Kelly
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Thank you for sharing!
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HW333--SW 289--GW of 160 5' 11" woman. I only know the way I know & when you ask for input/advice, you'll get the way I've been successful through my surgeon & nutritionist. Please consult your surgeon & nutritionist for how to do it their way. Biggest regret? Not doing this 10 years ago! Every day is better than the day before...and it was a pretty great day!
Very much appreciated Kelly! I'm just 3 weeks out but was reading here lots for a couple of months before surgery. So wish there was one place that talked about which labs to look at and which vitamins to take when and for what. Hopefully my nutritionist is good and will really know that stuff from an RNY standpoint.
Surgery 10/1/2013
