Multivitamins: The evidence is more positive than doctors often suggest
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The Economist
Summary
The article examines the debate around multivitamin supplements, noting that while many doctors dismiss them as producing "expensive urine" and a 2013 editorial urged people to stop wasting money, the actual evidence is more positive. It references a 2001 study co-funded by the NIH involving over 3,500 people that showed hints of benefits from high doses of vitamins C, E, zinc, and beta carotene. The piece suggests that some people could benefit from multivitamins despite the prevailing skepticism.
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· 3 pulledAsk a doctor about vitamin supplements, and they are more than likely to tell you that all the pills do is help you produce 'expensive urine'.
In 2013 an editorial in the Annals of Internal Medicine appeared to end the argument by urging people to stop wasting their money.
The evidence, however, is more positive than that advice might suggest.
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