Wasting money on vitamin supplements that may not work is one thing. But what if those same pills actually harmed you? That’s the question raised by an analysis of 68 clinical trials of vitamin supplements involving almost a quarter of a million participants.
It found people taking vitamin A supplements are 16 per cent more likely to die than those not taking supplements within the trial period, while beta-carotene and vitamin E supplement-takers are at 7 and 4 per cent greater risk (The Journal of the American Medical Association, vol 297, p 842).
“There’s absolutely no benefit from taking these supplements, and I would suggest…
