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.
Popularity: 2% [?]
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).
Mary and I were discussing that very thing this morning, ed42.
We used to always say “Take Vitamins! They give you the most expensive pee in town!”
nevertheless, I took the prenatal ones faithfully.