JAMA Study Finds No Link Between Daily Multivitamins and Lower Death Risk in Healthy Adults
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A large analysis of data from nearly 400,000 healthy adults followed for more than 20 years has found no association between regular multivitamin use and lower risk of death.
The study, led by researchers at the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute, was published in JAMA Network Open.
Many adults across the globe take multivitamins with the hope of improving their health.
Multivitamins are dietary supplements that combine a variety of vitamins and minerals, often alongside other nutrients, intended to provide a comprehensive boost to overall health. They are commonly taken to fill nutritional gaps and support bodily functions.
However, the benefits and harms of regular multivitamin use remain unclear. Previous studies of multivitamin use and mortality have yielded mixed results and been limited by short follow-up times.
For the study, researchers inestigated the relationship between long-term regular multivitamin use and overall mortality, as well as death from cardiovascular disease and cancer. They analyzed data from three large, geographically diverse prospective studies involving 390,124 adults who were tracked for over 20 years.
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