We all have times when we don’t eat exactly as we should. So supplementing with a multivitamin makes sense, right? Or does it?
As doctors and research scientists look into the value of multivitamins, the picture has become increasingly muddled. Many studies find multis don’t offer any discernable benefit. You may have heard that some brands pass into and out of your body without being digested at all — much less absorbed into the blood stream so nutrients can get to your cells.
But just last week a large study using the most rigorous kind of science (randomized, double-blind, placebo control) found that regular use of a multivitamin makes a modest but significant reduction in cancer risk.
So what gives? (more…)
