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What I see:
"No, no! It is NOT the prescription meds that may be skewing anything....of course not!. Obviously it is simply that supplements are worthless."
"Also, please keep taking our prescription meds."

It was nothing of the sort. This study was of Omega-3s that are processed in standardized forms by pharmaceutical companies and prescribed as drugs. That is different from "natural" Omega-3s, since (by law) any pills made by pharmaceutical companies have to undergo stringent quality control testing, to include ensuring that a pill containing 5 units of active ingredient actually contains 5 units.

These standardized pills are not comparable to the supplements that you might buy at the store, which undergo very little quality testing, and may not contain anything close to the amount of active ingredient as stated on the label.

Personally, I avoid taking any pills--whether pharmaceuticals manufactured according to strict quality standards, or "natural" supplements purchased in a store--unless I absolutely must. My training in biochemistry tells me that ingesting these active ingredients puts stress on the body's detoxification systems, stress I'd rather avoid unless necessary.

There's a few supplement companies that will continue getting my $$ for a couple of their products.

tells me that ingesting these active ingredients puts stress on the body's detoxification systems

Back about 10-12 years ago when I was in the Marine Infantry I took some prohormones (the kind that got banned within a year or two). I know what some supplements can do to the detox system also. I experienced a painful detox for about 6 months. Awakened me to the ridiculousness of taking such things. However I do not experience that with taking some highly rated (& researched companies by me) fish oil, vitamins, and glucosamine/chondroiton. In fact, I can feel a physical change when I don't take them....sluggishness, muscles and joints ache....etc
I don't buy them at Walmart as I try to do enough research to hopefully negate the chinese poison thats probably in a lot of cheap supplements.
At any rate, unless someone is buying poisoned supplements or their body can't handle any foreign medicine then I don't see much of a chance of harming the detox system.

However, if when I turn 60 I poop out my liver in a bunch of pieces one day I'll say to myself, "exDemMom was right." Then I'll head to dialysis treatment.