Episode 332: 330. Does a Multivitamine a Day Keep The Death Away?

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2820369

With as many as 1 in 3 US adults using multivitamin supplements, the question as to whether these supplements reduce mortality

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three large observational cohort studies with nearly 400,000 participants (median age, 62) who were followed for as long as 27 years (mean, 20 years); these studies included data on diet, self-reported multivitamin use, and mortality.

In adjusted analyses, daily multivitamin use was associated with a very small, but significant (4%), higher all-cause mortality risk. (multivariable-adjusted hazard ratio, 1.04; 95% CI, 1.02-1.07)

Results from the current study — casting some doubt on a mortality benefit of multivitamin use — are unlikely to change the feelings of reassurance that many patients gain.