Adam Ruins Everything - The Weird Reason We Think Vitamins Are Good for Us (They're Not)

Adam tells us the real story behind this overblown health craze.

In Adam Ruins Everything, host Adam Conover employs a combination of comedy, history and science to dispel widespread misconceptions about everything we take for granted. A blend of entertainment and enlightenment, Adam Ruins Everything is like that friend who knows a little bit too much about everything and is going to tell you about it... whether you like it or not. 

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Adam Ruins Everything - The Weird Reason We Think Vitamins Are Good for Us (They're Not)

[goingonlylogical]

This NEEDS to be said: If a doctor prescribes you vitamins due to you being deficient (the common one is Vitamin D, usually from lack of sunlight), you may need to take them to improve your general well-being. Too much of something isn't good for you but not enough of it is worse.

[Niobesnuppa]

I take vitamins, but that's mainly because I'm an extremely picky eater, and I also live in a Nordic country so it's pretty common to get a vitamin D definiency up here due to the lack of sun in the winter.

[paulwebb]

Adam isn't telling us to stop taking vitamins at all, just that we're probably taking one too many and that we should only be taking them if you don't get them in your diet. Even then, vitamins from food are always safer and more balanced than that from a pill. So, only take them if absolutely necessary.

[Memorex]

"Who gave you a medical license?"
"Oprah"

I see what you did there

[dragonweyr]

Sheldon Cooper said that taking multi vitamins just makes expensive pee

[chevysuarez]

"who gave you a medical license"
"opra"
Adam your killing me here xD

[trackregret]

Put Adam on Hulu. I want to watch him whenever.

[jorgon]

Sure next they'll say that an apple a day actually doesn't keep the doctor away aha
Ahaha
Ha....

[RustyClantonOfficial]

"Just eat a lemon ever." hahahaha

[kingmike]

Only one doctor in the 1950's said that we need to drink 8 glasses of water a day and people still believe it.

[ryanst]

'Just eat a lemon, ever' My favourite quote of all time and I don't know why.

[yeahhowaboutno]

I just love the amount of effort put into every single cranny of the scenes, it's even ascended past the point that the messages conveyed in the show almost doesn't deserve some of the efforts people made. Amazing series.

[kristine]

Crazy man! More cats is always better! All the cats!

[jmack]

What Adam didnt address is the typical western diet doesnt provide you with all the of the necessary nutrients we *should* be getting. Which is partially the reason we have an obesity epidemic in this country (poor diet that is, not lack of vitamins)

To suggest they are the answer to any sickness, I do agree is false. But to say "theyre not good for us" is incorrect and quite honestly a bit reckless on their part.

The fact is we DONT eat a regularly balanced diet and this is why vitamin supplements are important for a lot of the people.

[Quinntus]

I feel like Sheldon summed this up when he told Penny all she was doing by buying a bunch of different vitamins was creating really expensive urine.

[invaderfrombeyond]

I feel that vitamin supplements are not NECESSARY as much as they are to be sure you have all of the ones you may not be having enough of.
For example, I had a vitamin D deficiency a few years back because of my lack of sunlight hours and lack of dairy products. If I had partaken in more of what I was missing or taken supplements I would not have a deficiency.

[paulaunger]

Love how the security guard is sneaking up behind him as he climbs down the audience to get to the stage! 😂

[Dallasgeri]

1:12 "Just eat a lemon...ever"

[lasthope]

They say you don't need vitamins since you'll get it all from what you eat.
Unless your a couch potato and just eat chips well then your screwed!

[ikeikeforty]

"if you have no cats (vitamins) you'll be lonely" tell that to the millions of children who die or go blind from vitamin A deficiency. Its not a small issue, malnutrition kills more than starvation.