No Heart Benefits From Common Dietary Supplements

Some supplements can actually be harmful in the long term

30-May-2018

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No significant effect on CVD outcomes and all-cause mortality from taking vitamins A, B6, and E; ?-carotene; zinc; iron; magnesium; selenium; and multivitamins.

Niacin and antioxidants were associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality.

Folic acid alone and B-vitamins with folic acid, B6, and B12 reduced stroke.

Multivitamins were taken by 31% of the US population in 2012.

The study was published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

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Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC)

Scientific Journal providing information about cardiovascular diesases

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