Doctors have a little
bit of advice for the consumers of the world - stop buying vitamins.
For the past few years
studies have shown that disease isn’t prevented by vitamins or mineral
supplements. An editorial titled “Enough is Enough: Stop Wasting Money on
Vitamin and Mineral Supplements” published in Tuesday’s edition of the Annals
of Internal Medicine urging consumers to stop spending their hard earned cash
on pills that aren’t helping their health.
The editorial found
that U.S. consumers spent $28 billion on vitamins in 2010, when most of the
vitamins and minerals they need they get from food. According to the Los Angeles
Times, a study involving close to 6,000 male doctors over 65 found
that men who took a daily multivitamin were no better off in terms of cognitive
function and verbal memory men who took a placebo. The study tracked the
participants for 12 years.
Another study testing
whether a multivitamin could prevent serious heart problems in patients who
already had one heart attack proved the supplement didn’t help with heart
health, according to USA Today.
The editorial also
said that many vitamins offer no clear benefit to a person’s health. However
some vitamins are rumored to increase risk of premature death including Vitamin
E and Vitamin A. The writers still aren’t sure about Vitamin D; trials of
whether or not it helps prevent falls in older consumers have resulted in mixed
results.
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