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Vitamins Do Not Protect Against Cancer

VitaminsVitamin supplements do not protect you against cancer, heart disease or death. According to a study by the journal Archives of Internal Medicine. More than 40 percent of the women is yet to swallow multivitamins.

The study lasted 8 years. 9619 women had cancer during that period, 8751 had a heart attack. After adjustment for health and lifestyle differences showed that taking multivitamins had no impact on the development of cancer or a heart attack.

Fitter & leaner
But who takes supplements, appears to have a few advantages on those who used no vitamins. Because they are fitter, leaner, better educated, smoked less and ate healthier. They are more likely to drink alcohol. Continue reading