Key study deflates hopes on vitamins

From the Star News this morning: Key study deflates hopes on vitamins:

Chicago | The largest study ever of multivitamin use in older women found the pills did nothing to prevent common cancers or heart disease.

The eight-year study in 161,808 postmenopausal women echoes recent disappointing vitamin studies in men.

Millions of Americans spend billions of dollars on vitamins to boost their health. Research has focused on cancer and heart disease in particular because of evidence that diets full of vitamin-rich foods may protect against those illnesses. But that evidence doesn’t necessarily mean pills are a good substitute.

I always feel kinda silly taking them anyway. This aligns with Pollen’s edict: Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.