Study: Some Vitamin Supplements Could Increase Death Risk
Oct 10th, 2011 | By admin | Category: Diet & Nutrition, FeaturedAnother study is out that seems to show that taking supplements — far from prolonging your life — may actually be shortening it.
Researchers from the University of Minnesota examined data from more than 38,000 women taking part in the Iowa Women’s Health Study, an ongoing study with women who were around age 62 at its start in 1986. The researchers collected data on the women’s supplement use in 1986, 1997 and 2004.
Women who took supplements had, on average, a 2.4 percent increased risk of dying over the course of the 19-year study, compared with women who didn’t take supplements, after the researchers adjusted for factors including the women’s age and calorie intake.
One possible reason, according to the researchers: some supplements contain high concentrations of minerals that can build up in the body to toxic levels.
Source: MSNBC.com
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