Comments on: Can you live by only taking dietary supplements?

By: greylady

greylady — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 07:13:34 +0000

No, you need real food to nourish your body. Taking just dietary supplements will kill you.

By: adamsflur

adamsflur — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:19:20 +0000

No, they provide nutrients, such as vitamins, minerals, trace elements, etc.. but they do not provide fuel for your body to run on, i.e. calories. You would starve to death in the same amount of time whether or not you took supplements.

By: Man

Man — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:47:01 +0000

taking pills wont stop the hydrolic acids from digesting your stomach unless it has real food substances there to create all that slime and mucus plus you cant get the natural satisfaction of feeling full once you’ve eaten a meal

By: ♥QueenB♥

♥QueenB♥ — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:52:23 +0000

No…I mean you could for a bit but you’d really mess up yourself and your body it needs things like protein, vitamins water, and sometimes fat

By: liberty11235

liberty11235 — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:11:51 +0000

Probably but not as well as if you also ate some nutritious foods along with it. There may be other nutritional factors (vitamins, trace elements, enzymes etc. that we have not yet discovered and if so, the only way that you will get them is through eating nutritious foods.

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:54:36 +0000

yeah, it wouldn’t be too good for you. remember when David Blaine was under water taking those vitamin water and stuff? he survived for a weak on them, but he looked really messed up. plus, food just tastes good !!!

By: marie s

marie s — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 10:34:28 +0000

My mom’s boyfriend says he knew a guy who he never saw eat, only take supplements. I guess it’s a strange thing to see but he says this guy looked very healthy and young for his age. I would say it’s not a good idea though but that’s my opinion.

By: yvette

yvette — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 19:06:19 +0000

no because the dietry supplements only work when you have a balanced diet. you still need food to survive.

By: OneBloom

OneBloom — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:42:00 +0000

NO!

The body would not be able to process the vitamins without water.

Humans also need the suns vitamin D which only the sun can provide.

Vitamins also do not provide healthy fats and carbs!

Plus, the muscles in the body would die off because of lack of protein.

By: Adam B

Adam B — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:01:04 +0000

No. Your body also needs fat, protein, and calories to survive.