Every influencer has a pill to sell you. Which are legitimate and which are snake oil? Here's how to protect yourself and separate wheat from chaff.

Supplement sales online are a common monetization strategy. There are 2 types of supplements. Proprietary supplements and common supplements under an influencer´s brand.

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References & Additional resources:
Side effects and risks of different supplements:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...
https://www.thieme-connect.com/produc...
https://academic.oup.com/ajcp/article...
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/p...

Supplement industry regulation:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
https://www.fda.gov/food/information-...

VitD dose study:
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama...

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0:00 Supplement sales
0:50 2 types of supplements
1:20 The evidence
2:50 Distractions
6:49 Common branded supplements
7:35 Supplement (un)regulation
9:26 Pharma & Supplements
10:42 When to supplement
11:14 Fear