Vitamin and Mineral Supplement Use in Relation to All-Cause Mortality in the Iowa Women's Health Study: Comment on “Dietary Supplements and Mortality Rate in Older Women”

Goran Bjelakovic; Christian Gluud

doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2011.459

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Oct 10, 2011

Vitamin and Mineral Supplement Use in Relation to All-Cause Mortality in the Iowa Women's Health Study: Comment on “Dietary Supplements and Mortality Rate in Older Women”

Goran Bjelakovic, MD, DMSc; Christian Gluud, MD, DMSc

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Author Affiliations: Department of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Nis, Nis, Serbia (Dr Bjelakovic); and Copenhagen Trial Unit (Department 3344), Centre for Clinical Intervention Research, Cochrane Hepato-Biliary Group, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark (Drs Bjelakovic and Gluud).

Arch Intern Med. 2011;171(18):1633-1634. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2011.459

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The beneficial influence of a proper diet on our health has been known since ancient times. Our diet provides a number of compounds that are essential for our health. Although a healthy diet provides a sufficient amount of vitamins and minerals, many individuals regularly take vitamin and mineral supplements hoping to further improve their health and prevent diseases. More than one-third of adults in high-income countries regularly take these supplements.¹

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