Researchers from Harvard
TH Chan School of Public Health, Karolinska Institute (Stockhilm) and Brinham
and Women’s Hospital (Boston) investigated how multivitamin use is associated
with the risk of CVD in men who were initially (as baseline) healthy. They
studied over 18,500 male physicians (≥40 yrs) from the Physicians’ Health Study
1 cohort who were free of CVD and cancer at baseline. All self-reported
lifestyle and clinical factors, plus intake of selected foods and dietary
supplements. During a mean follow-up of 12.2 years, there were no significant
associations observed among baseline multivitamin uses compared with nonusers
for the risk of major CVD events. However, at a duration of 20 years or more, a
44% reduction of risk of major CVD events. There was no evidence of any safety
concerns from long-term multivitamin use. This is one reason I developed my Optimal Health Multiple Vitamin twenty years ago. Now you can also purchase it on Amazon.
S Rautiainen, et al.
Multivitamin Use and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Men. First published
April 27, 2016, doi: 10.3945/jn.115.227884 J. Nutr.
