For Healthy Adults, taking Multivitamins Daily is not Associated with a Lower Risk of Death

Results are based on an examination by the NIH of 390,124 adult Americans’ food records spanning more than 20 years.

For healthy adults, taking multivitamins daily is not associated with a lower risk of death

What

A thorough examination of data from around 400,000 healthy adults in the United States tracked for over 20 years revealed no connection between frequent multivitamin use and a decreased chance of passing away. Leaders of the study are from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health. JAMA Network Open released the report on June 26 2024.

In an effort to get healthier a lot of folks in the US take multivitamins. It’s still unclear though, what advantages and disadvantages frequent multivitamin use has. Early research on the relationship between multivitamin usage and death had short follow-up periods and produced inconsistent findings.

The researchers analyzed data from three sizable, geographically diverse prospective studies involving a total of 390,124 U.S.adults who were followed for more than 20 years in order to more thoroughly explore the relationship between long-term regular multivitamin use and overall mortality as well as death from cardiovascular disease and cancer. The individuals who were part of this analysis had no history of cancer or other chronic illnesses and they were generally in good condition.

The study population’s size, long follow-up, and wealth of data on demographics and lifestyle characteristics allowed the researchers to reduce the impact of potential biases that might have affected the results of other studies. For instance multivitamin users may generally lead healthier lifestyles while patients who are ill may be more prone to increase their use of multivitamins.

According to the data, there was no statistically significant difference in the risk of mortality from any cause between those who took daily multivitamins and those who did not. Additionally there were no variations in the death rates from heart disease, cancer or cerebrovascular illnesses. Race and ethnicity, education level and diet quality were among the variables taken into account when adjusting the results.

The researchers concluded that it’s critical to assess the relationship between multivitamin usage and mortality risk in a variety of populations including those with established nutritional deficiencies and the possible effects of frequent multivitamin use on other aging-related health issues.

Who

Erikka Loftfield, Ph.D., M.P.H., National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics

Study

JAMA Network Open publishes “Multivitamin Use and Mortality Risk in 3 Prospective US Cohorts” on June 26, 2024.

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