The Vitamin Myth

An article from the Reader’s Digest.

In 47 randomized trials involving almost 181,000 adults, researchers found that taking vitamins A, beta carotene and E, alone or in combination, actually increased a person?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s risk of dying by up to 16 percent.

3 thoughts on “The Vitamin Myth

  1. It’s not clear whether the studies tested synthetic or natural. For instance , most ‘vitamin C’ sold is really man-made Ascorbic Acid (nasty stuff).

  2. We used to always say “Take Vitamins! They give you the most expensive pee in town!”

    nevertheless, I took the prenatal ones faithfully.

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