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Orthomolecular medicine is a form of complementary and alternative medicine that aims to treat disease by restoring the optimum environment of the body by correcting what proponents argue to be the metabolic imbalances or deficiencies causing disease. It is based on individual biochemistry, using naturally-occurring or bioequivalent (bio)molecules, such as vitamins, dietary minerals, proteins, antioxidants, amino acids, lipotropes, prohormones, dietary fiber and fatty acids. It holds that such imbalances or deficiencies can be prevented and treated by achieving optimum bodily levels of these substances.

The term "orthomolecular medicine" was first described by Linus Pauling in 1967, but concepts frequently utilized in orthomolecular medicine, including individual biochemical variation, inborn error of metabolism, and exogeneous supply of essential substances in therapy date back to the early 20th century. Some conventional therapies use nutrients, such as using niacin to treat dyslipidemia, and some research investigating therapeutic uses of nutrients has been published in mainstream sources. However, the scientific and medical consensus is that the broad claims of efficacy advanced by advocates of orthomolecular medicine are unsupported, with the American Medical Association saying that the idea that most diseases can be prevented by nutritional interventions is a myth.

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1. "version 0.90"
Orthomolecular medicine is a form of alternative medicine, which aims to restore the optimum environment of the body by correcting imbalances or deficiencies based on individual biochemistry using substances natural to the body such as vitamins, dietary minerals, proteins, antioxidants, amino acids, ω-3 fatty acids, ω-6 fatty acids, lipotropes, prohormones, dietary fiber and short and long chain fatty acids. It holds that such imbalances or deficiencies can be prevented, treated, or sometimes cured by achieving optimum bodily levels of these substances, either through diet or metabolism. While many medical experts conclude that the claims of orthmolecular medicine are unsubstantiated, research validating concepts associated with orthomolecular medicine has gained recognition in mainstream sources.

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2. a slight update
Orthomolecular medicine is a form of complementary and alternative medicine, which aims to restore the optimum environment of the body by correcting imbalances or deficiencies based on individual biochemistry using substances natural to the body such as vitamins, dietary minerals, proteins, antioxidants, amino acids, ω-3 fatty acids, ω-6 fatty acids, lipotropes, prohormones, dietary fiber and short and long chain fatty acids. It holds that such imbalances or deficiencies can be prevented, treated, or sometimes cured by achieving optimum bodily levels of these substances, either through diet or metabolism. While many medical experts conclude that the claims of orthmolecular medicine are unsubstantiated, research validating concepts associated with orthomolecular medicine has gained recognition in mainstream sources. --TheNautilus (talk) 00:32, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

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3. toward a knowledgeable, NPOV, short, comprehensive summary
Orthomolecular medicine is a form of complementary and alternative medicine that aims to restore the optimum environment of the body by correcting proposed metabolic imbalances or deficiencies associated with disease. It is based on individual biochemistry, using naturally-occurring or bioequivalent (bio)molecules, such as vitamins, dietary minerals, proteins, antioxidants, amino acids, lipotropes, prohormones, dietary fiber and fatty acids. Orthomolecular medicine holds that such imbalances, deficiencies or many diseases can be prevented and treated by achieving optimum bodily levels of these substances.

Popularly based since Linus Pauling defined and publicly advocated orthomolecular medicine starting in the 1960s, along with Abram Hoffer, it is founded on early research, preliminary clinical studies and observations throughout the 20th century.{{cn)} A controversial field deprecated by some critics, such as the ACSref1 and parts of the AMA.ref2 Many medical commentators conclude that the medical claims of orthmolecular medicine and nutrition are unsubstantiated or inadequately proven by modern pharmaceutical style tests and need more scientific research to support its claims. Some recent research validating concepts associated with orthomolecular medicine has gained recognition in mainstream sources.   --TheNautilus (talk) 00:32, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

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moved partisan text for editing (discussion on main Talk page?) Orthomolecular medicine has even been described as a form of food faddism and quackery. I believe that this is something that needs to be worked out in the body first, too--TheNautilus (talk) 19:06, 2 April 2008 (UTC)