It’s easier to write about what multivitamins don’t do than it is to write about what they do, because what they do can be summed up in two words: not much. Now comes what is described as a “massive study” of 161,808 American women, age 50 to 79, who are part of the ongoing Women’s Health Initiative, in which researchers looked for some benefit from multivitamins in reducing the risk of common cancers, cardiovascular disease or dying from any cause. Geezer finds the “dying of any cause” aspect particularly persuasive. Canada.com reports that the researchers found no evidence multivitamins either increased or decreased the risk
of cancers of the breast (invasive), colon/rectum, endometrium, ovary,
kidney, bladder, stomach or lung. They also found no significant effect on the risk of heart attack, stroke and blood clots in the veins.There was also no association between multivitamin use and total mortality. The website reports that the
findings held after researchers took body mass index, smoking, blood
pressure, a history of heart disease and other factors into account.
Read more at Canada.com.
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Saturday, May 31, 2025
MORE RUBBISH IN PRINT!!!!
Here’s what leads me to believe that some anti-supplement association is fronting the authors of this article to write something … well … anti-supplement!
They distinctly use the term ‘MultiVitamins’ BUT do NOT use the term NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS! And they think that YOU the reader are too STUPID to distinguish between the two!
NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS actually DO quite a lot in the fight against ALL kinds of diseases and have the backing of the SAME scientific studies as the big pharma’s use.
You see … the authors only use MultiVitamins and generally a MAINTENANCE dose as well, as opposed to a THERAPUTIC dose which is quite larger and don’t even try the Nutritional Supplements (as they would have you believe.
Remember: MULTIVITAMIN does NOT equal NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT!
MULTIVITAMIN have some but limited value against some of these nasty diseases!
NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT are proven to be effective in helping combat these nasty diseases!
Be SURE you know the difference!
Rubbish is not the word, they must be working for the fda or the big drug companies!!!
Every time I see an anti-vitamin supplement article, it fortifies my belief in vitamin and mineral supplementation. Pharmaceutical companies in general have billions at stake in this game. Eat right, exercise, and take your quality vitamin and mineral supplements. Overall, do your own research and see what works for you to keep you at optimal health levels. Articles like these are to be taken with a huge grain of salt (and skepticism). Do your work and stop letting others tell you what to do!
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