http://chemistry.about.com/od/medicalhealth/a/vitamincontam.htm
In the article, "Vitamins May Hurt Your health; Problems with Dose and Contamination", the author Anne Marie Helmenstine talks about the hidden harm of Vitamins. A recent feature about a ConsumerLab.com’s investigation on the purity of multivitamins has caused many people to think before they swallow. The studied showed that not all vitamins contain or work the way it says on their labels. For example, The Vitamin Shoppe Multivitamins Especially for Women has been found to be contaminated with a very high amount of lead, over ten times the amount permitted. The pills are suppose to be for calcium, and since calcium and lead are found in many chemical reactions, it is hard to separate the two completely. Also, in kids Hero Nutritionals Yummi Bears, there is 210% of Vitamin A. this is about 2,400 International units over the limit. The reason for the limit is because too much Vitamin A can weaken bones and cause liver damage in you children. The best thing to know about multivitamins is that the bigger the label the less chance of a harmful substance in it, but there is still a risk. Also one easy way to keep oneself safe from any harm is to never take vitamins after the expiration date.
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One aspect I liked in your article was how you used a alot of number facts. Like 210% of Vitamen A. Another thing that was well presented was how you used specific examples. For example you said Vitamin shoppe multivitamins. One final aspect that liked when you told the reader about harms of some vitamens
A way you could of make your article better is if you had some more facts from the article. Or maybe those are all the facts in the article. A second suggestion to make your article better is to have a better conclusion.
One part of the article I was impressed by was that in Hero Nutritional Yummi Bears there us 210 % Vitamen A which is about 2,400 international units over the limit.
One thing i liked was how she demenstrated that different chemicals can effect people of different genders. I also like how she had number facts such as 210% of vitamin A. Lastly a thing I liked about her project was how she said that a bigger label is probaly the safest way of knowing if what you are taking is dangerouse or not.
One suggestion I have for her is to give a little more of a back round on the author. Another suggestion I have for her is to put in a few more facts of the dangers of vitamins.
One thing that help me understand the dangers of viatmins is how this can affect child in different ways then they may effect adults.
Iliked how she had number facts such as 210% of vitamin A. Also I liked how she showed that different vitiams can affect different genders in different ways. Lastly I liked how she said the best thing to know to be safe is that if it has a bigger lable chanses are it will be safer for you.
One thing I suggest is that is that you give a bigger backround on the arthor of the artical.Also you could exaplian how a bigger lable helps protect you.
The thing that made me understand was how these vitamins effect kids in different ways from adults.
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