9 Dangers of Taking a Multivitamin Every Day, Say Experts
9 Dangers of Taking a Multivitamin Every Day, Say Experts
Polls show that roughly 80% of Americans take vitamins or supplements. You would think that something that so many people do in the name of health would be good for you, right? Not so fast. There may not be as many benefits of taking vitamin supplements—and multivitamins, in particular—as you've been led to believe.
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Annals of Internal Medicine study by Johns Hopkins researchers concluded that multivitamins don't reduce the risk for heart disease, cancer, cognitive decline, or early death. The researchers also noted that vitamin E and beta-carotene supplements actually appear to be