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"Ask It Early:" Vitamins and Weight Loss
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Dr. Jennifer Ashton Answers Medical Questions About Nutrition, Carpel
Tunnel Syndrome and H1N1
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(CBS)  In this mornings "Ask It Early" segment, CBS News medical
correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton answered questions about nutrition
and weight loss, carpel tunnel syndrome and H1N1.

"As an osteopathic medical student and future osteopathic physician,
patients often ask me whether it is healthy to limit the amount of
food you eat, and therefore your daily caloric intake,if you still
satisfy the daily nutritional requirements with high quality vitamins
and supplements, in order to lose weight. How do you suggest that I
answer that question?" asked Jonathan in Erie, Pennsylvania, via
Skype.

"Here's the thing that people have to understand when you're talking
about a multi-vitamin or any kind of vitamin or mineral
supplementation: It is not a substitute for eating," Ashton replied.
"The preference is to get your vitamins from eating food.

"We should mention that you can eat enough food to get enough of the
vitamins and minerals you need if you eat a well-balanced diet. So,
for many people, those who are pregnant, those who have an underlying
medical condition, and those who have absorption or nutritional issues
-- yes, a multivitamin is fine."

Does carpel tunnel start as a tingling and slight numbness in the hand
and if this goes untreated can the nerve or muscle be damaged?" asked
Kim, via Twitter.

"Carpel tunnel is a common problem that affects millions of people
every year," Ashton said. "It's caused by a compression of the median
nerve in the wrist. The pain can go up your arm. And it can if not
treated, cause actual muscle weakening.

"You can think of this like a garden hose that gets stepped on. The
water can't go through. The blood supply can't supply that nerve.
Then, yes, you can have muscle weakness and atrophy, a lot of
different treatments. The easiest one is a simple splint or
immobilization that you can do at night before you go to bed."

According to Ashton, Carpel tunnel syndrome "can start as tingling,
but neuropathic pain - pain that's caused by nerves, is extraordinary
painful."

"There were four cases of H1N1 mutated viruses reported in North
Carolina. Should we be worried?" asked Robin, via Twitter.

"Well, listen, people are on the lookout for that because this is what
viruses do. They change. They evolve. They mutate. These particular
cases became resistant to Tami flu, which is the big medication used
to treat H1N1 influenza. So, we are expecting it to evolve a little
bit, but we're looking for more widespread resistance. Obviously that
hasn't happened yet. And remember when viruses mutate or evolve,
sometimes they become weaker. It's not always a bad thing."

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