vitamins
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The Benefits of Taking Vitamin D Might Depend on Your Weight
The potential benefits of taking vitamin D supplements may be affected by your weight and height, new research suggests. The study found that overweight and obese people taking these supplements experienced a smaller increase of vitamin levels and other related markers relative to those with a lower body mass index.
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Don’t Take Vitamin E or Beta Carotene to Prevent Heart Disease or Cancer, Experts Say
An influential group of experts is recommending that people not take beta carotene or vitamin E supplements in hopes of preventing cancer or cardiovascular disease, arguing that they provide no clear benefits and may actually raise the risk of these health problems. They’ve also concluded that there’s not enough evidence to recommend taking multivitamin supplements…
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New Vitamin Supplement Study Finds They May Do More Harm Than Good
In Australia’s most recent nutrition survey, 29 per cent of people reported having taken at least one dietary supplement A new study aimed to examine the benefits of vitamin and mineral supplements for prevention of heart disease, stroke and premature death (termed “all-cause mortality”). This found the most commonly studied ones had no effect, while…
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Hey, Let’s Actually Read That Australian Study About Vitamin B Preventing Birth Defects
It would be really nice if something you could just go to the pharmacy and buy off a shelf unequivocally had some massive health benefit. But the world does not work that way, and neither does science. There are an array of caveats, and layers of complexity, attached to nearly every health study you see…