Are Multivitamins Good for You?

Michael Greger M.D. FACLM · December 18, 2009 · Volume 3

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What apparent effect does taking multivitamin supplements have on our lifespan?

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So some vitamins may make us live longer; some may make us live a shorter life. What if you put them all together?

Do people who take multivitamin supplements live longer or shorter lives than those who don’t?

All just seems to cancel out and give you expensive pee.

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M. L. Neuhouser, S.Wassertheil-Smoller, C. Thomson, A. Aragaki, G. L. Anderson, J. A. E. Manson, R. E. Patterson, T. E. Rohan, L. van Horn, J. M. Shikany, et al. Multivitamin use and risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease in the Women's Health Initiative cohorts. Archives of Internal Medicine, 169(3):294, 2009.

Doctor's Note

Also check out these videos on multivitamins:
Multivitamin Supplements and Breast Cancer
Should We Take a Multivitamin?

And check out my other videos on vitamin supplements, and my other “HHH” videos – Harmful, Harmless, or Helpful? – listed below the post.

For more context, see my associated blog posts: Soy milk: shake it up! and Eating To Extend Our Lifespan.

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