date:Nov 07, 2012
Taking a daily multivitamin does not cut the risk of developing cardiovascular disease in older men, according to a new study.
The longitudinal research by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention examined 15,000 doctors aged 50 plus over a ten year period. Participants were randomly assigned to take a placebo or multivitamin supplement.
We found that after more than a decade, there is neither benefit nor risk, said Dr Howard Sesso, the studys author and associate epidemiologist at Br