Do Vitamin Supplements Really Work?

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Tip 1 - What Vitamins and Supplements Can and Can't Do

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Martin Standaart | permalink

Can vitamin and mineral supplements take the place of eating healthy foods? Learn what vitamin and mineral supplements can and can't do for you and how they can help fill in the nutrition gaps in your diet.
Tags: vitamin, mineral, diet, healthy diet, calcium

For further reading: http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-and-supplements/nutrition-vitamins-11/help-vitamin-supplement ^[1]

Tip 2 - Experts: Don't Waste Your Money on Multivitamins

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by ROB 27 | permalink

Three studies find the supplements don't help extend life or ward off heart disease and memory loss
Tags: multivitamins

For further reading: http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-and-supplements/news/20131216/experts-dont-waste-your-money-on-multivitamins ^[2]

Tip 3 - Do Multivitamins Really Work?

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Needle 0 | permalink

Sure, taking your multi is healthy—for a lucrative industry's bottom line.
Tags: Corporations,Econundrums,Health,Science,Top+Stories

For further reading: http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2012/02/econundrums-do-vitamin-supplements-work ^[3]

Tip 4 - Do Vitamins Work? - Consumer Reports News

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Peer 1 PORDC | permalink

Are vitamins worth taking? Learn about the benefits and risks of vitamins from the medical experts at Consumer Reports.

For further reading: http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/2014/06/do-vitamins-work/index.htm ^[4]

Tip 5 - Vitamins and Supplements: Do They Work? - US News

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Carrie Coy | permalink

The picture is mixed, but thumbs up for vitamin D and calcium.
Tags: calcium,LTHealth,healthwellness,vitamins,DietsHP,picks,HWBucket-Aging,health,medicine

For further reading: http://health.usnews.com/health-news/articles/2012/05/10/vitamins-and-supplements-do-they-work-2 ^[5]

Tip 6 - Do Vitamins And Supplements Actually Work?

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Natalie Loftin | permalink

Vitamins and dietary supplements are big -- more than 110 million Americans forked over a collective $28 billion in 2010 on little bottles of would-be health magic. Research is unclear, however, on wh
Tags: do, vitamins, and, supplements, actually, work?, healthy, living

For further reading: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/13/do-vitamins-and-supplements-actually-work_n_1510985.html ^[6]

Tip 7 - Why Multivitamins Might Do More Harm Than Good

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Loretta Wetz | permalink

Nutrition research can be a contentious field, but across the board, scientific studies consistently show that vitamin supplements don’t prevent disease.
Tags: health,fitness,nutrition,recipes,workouts,greatist

For further reading: http://greatist.com/grow/why-you-dont-need-a-multivitamin ^[7]