Cohort Study: Supplements and Vitamins Do Not Lower Mortality Risk

Association Among Dietary Supplement Use, Nutrient Intake, and Mortality Among U.S. Adults: A Cohort Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Nutrients from food, not supplements, linked to lower risks of death, cancer – Tufts University (free) AND Taking Vitamins Doesn’t Seem to Lower Mortality Risk – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Elevated cancer risk linked to excessive calcium intake, study says – UPI (free) AND Expert reaction to nutrient intake, dietary supplement use and mortality in the US – Science Media Centre (free)

Related: The Multivitamin Industry Rakes in Billions of Dollars. But Science Says We’re Not Getting Healthier (free commentary)