Multivitamin researchers say - find no health benefits

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cp418
cp418 Member Posts: 7,079
edited June 2014 in Complementary and Holistic Medicine and Treatment

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/multivitamin-researchers-say-case-is-closed-supplements-dont-boost-health/


Multivitamin researchers say "case is closed" after studies find no health benefits

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  • erinm216
    erinm216 Member Posts: 126
    edited December 2013

    Although the study bothered me a bit, there is no way I am going to stop taking my Vitamin D, Omega's and Calcium. 

    Not worth the risk.

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  • cp418
    cp418 Member Posts: 7,079
    edited December 2013

    Yes - I feel the same.  Sometimes I wonder about the data/information collected and discussed in these articles......

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  • SelenaWolf
    SelenaWolf Member Posts: 1,724
    edited December 2013

    If I understand the actual study correctly, they are talking about the use of multivitamins by otherwise healthy individuals.  And, in a way, the findings make sense in this context.  If you are healthy with no medical issues and no nutrient deficiency, then taking a multivitamin is not going to make you healthier.  It probably won't stave off CVD or cancer, especially if you are not "at risk" (i.e., genetic mutation, family history, etc.) for those conditions.  So, for me, the results of this study aren't surprising.

    I will be more interested in what the findings would be if they do the same type of study on people who already have medical issues, an increased risk, and/or nutrient diffiencies and what the impact multivitamins and supplements would have on their outcomes.

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  • josgirl
    josgirl Member Posts: 231
    edited December 2013

    SelenaWolf, That is how I read it too.  For healthy people who have no nutrient deficiencies it is a pointless tablet. 

    And erinm216 - keep taking it - I am going to keep taking all my supplements because not only do I have BC but have in blood tests I am deficient in Vit D and other things....

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  • dogsandjogs
    dogsandjogs Member Posts: 1,907
    edited December 2013

    My cardiologist's NP sees no point in my taking multi vitamins since I'm basically healthy. I do take calcium with D though, since I have osteoporosis.

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  • cp418
    cp418 Member Posts: 7,079
    edited December 2013

     

    Vitamins Might Reduce Breast Cancer Mortality

    Older women who developed invasive breast cancer while taking multivitamin supplements with minerals had a 30% lower rate of breast cancer mortality than women who did not take supplements, according to an analysis of data from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI). The finding was published online October 7 in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment.

    "Our data suggest that multivitamins with minerals [MVM] have a protective role for women with breast cancer. Ours is the largest study of multivitamin supplements in postmenopausal breast cancer survivors, so we had a lot of power to uncover these associations," lead author Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller, MD, distinguished university professor emerita of epidemiology and population health at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, in Bronx, New York


     

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  • dogsandjogs
    dogsandjogs Member Posts: 1,907
    edited December 2013

    Conflicting information( as is usually the case)---sigh----

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  • cp418
    cp418 Member Posts: 7,079
    edited December 2013

    Yes -- just to make us crazy.....  Loopy

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  • abigail48
    abigail48 Member Posts: 1,699
    edited December 2013

    gary said the other day that the studies nixing daily vitamins is simply untrue

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  • althea
    althea Member Posts: 1,595
    edited December 2013

    They probably used poor quality vitamins that don't dissolve.  Check out this xray

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  • cp418
    cp418 Member Posts: 7,079
    edited December 2013

    I would love to hear the response from Centrum regarding this X-ray and their vitamin! 

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  • georgie1112
    georgie1112 Member Posts: 282
    edited December 2013

    Thanks, co418 for posting the second study. 

    I do believe in vitamins and my naturopath recommends them. If you look at nutritional analysis of food nutrients now compared to the past, food today has less nutrients. Our soil isn't as good as it used to be. And there is compelling research with vitamin D and omega 3 oils. 

    When this study came out it did give me pause. Wonder who funded it and what type of vitamins it used. Anyhow I'm sticking with my supplements! Doctors receive very little training in nutrition so I would never ask a doctor or nurse for nutrition advice. LOL. 

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  • Danishgirl66
    Danishgirl66 Member Posts: 163
    edited January 2014

    Does anyone read "CURE" magazine?  It's free to Cancer patients.  In the last issue (winter 2012, page 46) there is an article that states some micronutrients can actually increase some kinds of cancer.  Their recommendation is to eat lots of fruits, vegetables, ect. so you are less likely to overdose.

    I still take a small dose multivitamin, probiotic, calcium with D and turmeric daily.

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  • abigail48
    abigail48 Member Posts: 1,699
    edited January 2014

    I take no pills of any kind thinking that it's a slippery slope.  I do juice daily however

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