#supplements

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Myth vs FactVitamins & Minerals

"Taking a daily multivitamin prevents heart disease and cancer"

The largest trial found no cardiovascular benefit and only a modest cancer-incidence reduction in one group — a major guidelines review calls the evidence insufficient overall.

Myth
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ScienceVitamins & Minerals

Do Multivitamins Actually Work?

A daily multivitamin is one of the most common supplements on earth. The trial evidence for what it actually does is much smaller than the market for it.

Meta-analysis