Supplements for osteoarthritis ‘do not work’

Today’s society is not only obsessed with being thin and being externally beautiful, but also with lasting internal youth. However, how do you maintain internal youthfulness?

For the majority of people the answer to this question equals supplements. Popular belief is that supplementing your body with every possible vitamin and mineral will make you stay young for longer. People taking these supplements are educated in health issues and part of a higher social class. The same audience are able to maintain a balanced diet and are able to get all the nutrients they need. As a result, they actually do not need supplements as their bodies are getting all they need. All they are paying for is expensive pee.

In this article the author wants to prevent people from making the common mistake of wasting their money on supplements that they do not need. Furthermore, the author is trying to increase readers’ awareness of the daily brainwashing through advertising and magazines.

The arguments given are supported by the National Health Services (NHS), supports current research in there being no proof that glucosamine and chondroitin as supplements have any effects. There is no harmful effect in taking the supplements. Therefore, people can still take them, but they just have to finance them themselves.

So why do people still want to take them?

The author goes on to explain the supplements’ role in the body, providing quotes by doctors. However, these doctors reinforce the point made previously that a person with a balanced diet does not need supplements.

This article is easy to comprehend, enabling the author to reach a larger number of readers. The readers’ background knowledge on supplements can vary, but they can still understand the gist of the article.