Chew on this — a new study finds that millions of Americans are taking multivitamins to prevent disease even though “there is little health rationale” for them.
In fact, daily multivitamin use was associated with a 4% higher risk of death than nonuse, according to research published Wednesday in the journal JAMA Network Open.
“Refocusing nutrition interventions on food, rather than supplements, may provide the mortality benefits that multivitamins cannot deliver,” National Cancer Institute researchers wrote in their findings. “Vegetables, fruits, legumes, and cereal grains are staples in areas of remarkable longevity.”
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