Magnesium Stearate: A Harmful Additive Lurking in Our Health Supplements

The health supplement industry, which includes vitamins, minerals, weight management products and whole food supplements, is one of the fastest growing industries in the world. Indeed, according to the Council for Responsible Nutrition, the industry is worth $32 billion in the United States alone, and more than 150 million Americans take dietary supplements annually.

While health supplements should be viewed as a positive development in today’s world of ongoing soil erosion, it is true that not all supplements are created equal. Some of them are made using bio-unavailable nutrients that are difficult for our bodies to digest. Others do contain legitimate nutrients, but in doses so minuscule that they might as well be water pills. Then there are the supplements that contain the real nasties such as GMOs, artificial colors, irradiated materials, titanium dioxide… and a comparatively benign-sounding ingredient called “magnesium stearate.”

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