Although Australians spend an estimated $3.1 billion a year on dietary and vitamin supplements, there is now plenty of evidence multivitamins do not work for people who do not have a vitamin deficiency.
Although Australians spend an estimated $3.1 billion a year on dietary and vitamin supplements, there is now plenty of evidence multivitamins do not work for people who do not have a vitamin deficiency.
Although Australians spend an estimated $3.1 billion a year on dietary and vitamin supplements, there is now plenty of evidence multivitamins do not work for people who do not have a vitamin deficiency.
Vitamin D supplements don t help ward off colds and flus, new research finds
By Jessica Stewart
ThuThursday 14
JanJanuary 2021 at 3:10am
The five-year trial found unless a person was vitamin D deficient, supplements won t help Australians ward off colds and flus.
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Vitamin D supplements will not protect Australians from catching colds, flus and other respiratory infections, new research has found.
Key points:
2,600 participants were asked to keep a daily diary
Results found some indication that supplements can reduce the length and severity of illnesses
The findings come after a five-year clinical trial, led by Brisbane s QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, involving 16,000 Australians aged between 60 and 84.