Vitamins Should Be Taken With Care

I am a pupil in the eighth grade attending Chadwick School. I could not help but notice in the Oscar De La Hoya interview (“Sprints, Weights for 100% De La Hoya) the statement: “I take 60 [vitamin] pills a day.” I want to comment because many people, thinking that it will increase stamina or strength, take an overdose of vitamin pills. This is actually confirmed to have health risks involved. Iron and other minerals, which are included in the vitamin pills, have the possibility of causing various antagonistic results if taken in an overdose. Clearly, 60 pills are an exorbitant dose. I have researched this subject thoroughly and advise people to comply with the recommendation on any drug container. It may not seem so, but vitamins are drugs too.

VIJAY YANAMADALA

Palos Verdes Estates