Nutritional Supplements Don’t Extend Life and May Have Harmful Effects, Study Warns

Nutritional Supplements Don’t Extend Life and May Have Harmful Effects, Study Warns
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Isabel van Brugen
By Isabel van Brugen, Reporter
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Taking vitamin supplements have no health benefit and some may even be harmful, a study published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine reported on April 9.

The researchers from Tufts University in Massachusetts, who analysed the medical records of almost 31,000 adults aged 20 and above in the United States, found that taking vitamins in pill form had no significant positive impact on health and that benefits were only seen when nutrients were absorbed from food.

Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
Reporter
Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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