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Do multivitamins make you healthier

If you take a multivitamin, it's probably because you want to do everything you can to protect your health. But there is still limited evidence that a daily cocktail of essential vitamins and minerals actually delivers what you expect. Most studies find no benefit from multivitamins in protecting the brain or heart. But some Harvard experts think there is still hope.<br>"There are potential benefits and there are no known risks at this time," says Dr. Howard Sesso, an associate professor of epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health zinc gummies.

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Do multivitamins make you healthier

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  1. Do multivitamins make you healthier? There are potential benefits and there are no known risks at this time," says Dr. Howard Sesso, an associate professor of epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health zinc gummies. "It is worth considering a multivitamin as part of a healthy lifestyle.

  2. What should you do? • Ask your doctor if you really need to take a multivitamin. Could you have a vitamin deficiency? • Assess your diet. Do you eat as healthy as you could? Is anything lacking? • Do you want expert nutritional advice? See a dietician. Also, Medicare beneficiaries get an annual "wellness" visit with their primary care providers. • Do not take high doses of specific vitamins, especially A and E. These may actually be harmful.

  3. What does the evidence suggest? • Cancer: Men were 8% less likely to be diagnosed with cancer. The protective effect was greatest in men with a history of cancer. • Vision: Lower risk of developing cataracts. • Cardiovascular disease: No protection against heart attacks, vitamin supplement for women, strokes, or death from cardiovascular disease. • Brain: No protection against declining memory or mental skills.

  4. What we know about multivitamins so far The Physicians' Health Study II is the best study completed so far. It was the first and only large-scale randomized clinical trial to test a commonly taken multivitamin like the ones most people take, vitamin supplement for men containing the daily requirements of 31 vitamins and minerals essential for good health.

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