The Ugly Truth About Multivitamins

What The Studies Discovered

With three relevant studies released in December 2017 in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, the research showed a daily multivitamin would not help boost the average American’s health, and the researchers behind the studies are urging individuals to stop taking the supplements. The studies found a daily multivitamin will not reduce the risk of a patient developing a heart problem or memory loss, and cannot guarantee a longer lifespan or even improved health overall. Essentially, multivitamins and mineral supplements did not perform any better than placebo pills. Dr. Eliseo Guallar, a professor of epidemiology at John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health who was part of the study, stated that through the research, it was clear vitamins (supplements) are not working as expected. He also mentioned it is not clear if taking these supplements actually fill in any nutritional gaps or boost overall health.