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Vitamin C may slash gout risk in men
9 March 2009
Higher intakes of vitamin C may reduce a man’s risk of gout, the most prevalent inflammatory arthritis in adult males, by up to 45%.
11 November 2013
A new US study reports that older women with invasive breast cancer who take multivitamin/mineral supplements long-term may be less likely to die from their cancers.
In the observational study, the lifestyles of 7,728 postmenopausal women (aged 50 to 79) who developed invasive breast cancer were analyzed and disease-related death cases were documented during an average of seven years after their diagnosis (1). The analyses showed that participants who regularly took multivita- min/mineral supplements were 30% less likely to die from their cancers than patients who had not taken supplements. This association persisted after taking into account possible confounding factors such as smok- ing, education, race/ethnicity, weight, depression, alcohol use, physical activity, age at breast cancer dia- gnosis and diabetes.
The researchers commented that further studies are needed to confirm whether there is a cause-and-effect relationship. The findings cannot be generalized to premenopausal women diagnosed with invasive cancer (defined as cancer that has spread outside the membrane of the milk glands or ducts and into the breast tissue) or to other populations of women. Multivitamin/mineral supplements are the most commonly consum- ed dietary supplements among US adults. They usually contain 20–30 vitamins and minerals, often at levels of 100% of US Recommended Dietary Allowances or less. The usual label recommendation is to take them daily.
9 March 2009
Higher intakes of vitamin C may reduce a man’s risk of gout, the most prevalent inflammatory arthritis in adult males, by up to 45%.
25 March 2010
Vitamin K supplements may benefit bones in people following organ transplants, says a new study.
8 October 2012
According to a new study from New Zealand, vitamin D supplementation among adults who already have sufficient blood levels does not prevent colds or ease their severity. However, this might not apply to people with low vitamin D levels who may benefit from additional intake.