Do multivitamins make you healthier?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.