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        Should you take a multivitamin?

        “Helps promote heart health, supports normal brain function, and maintains healthy eyes in older adults,” says Centrum Silver’s website. 

        Preventing DiseaseMay 3, 2022Bonnie Liebman, MS
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        Can supplements help people stay mentally sharp?

        The COSMOS-Mind trial was funded by the National Institute on Aging to see if cocoa flavanols or multivitamins could help people stay mentally sharp as they age.

        Preventing DiseaseMay 3, 2022Bonnie Liebman, MS
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        Do multivitamins lower the risk of cancer?

        COSMOS, like many trials, was able to test two interventions for essentially the price of one.

        Preventing DiseaseMay 3, 2022Bonnie Liebman, MS
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        A sampling of tricky food & supplement pitches

        Getting enough vegetable powder? Protein-packed junk food? High-calorie candy? Dressed up sugar water? It’s hard enough to eat—and stay—healthy. Who needs tricky ad pitches to confuse us! Here’s a sampling.

        Food LabelingNovember 23, 2020Lindsay Moyer, MS, RDN
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        Vitamins and minerals, explained

        Here's how much of each vitamin and mineral we should aim for every day (from foods and supplements combined), according to the new Daily Values (DVs) set by the Food and Drug Administration. The DVs are based on the National Academy of Medicine’s Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs), which vary slightly by age and sex.

        SupplementsMarch 1, 2020Bonnie Liebman, MS
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        Multiple Choice: How to find the best multivitamin

        “Feed your cells,” says Centrum. “Designed with your genetics in mind,” says Ritual. “The perfect women’s multi,” says Olly. “All clean, all the time,” says Sundown. “We’re so organic,” says VitaFusion. Companies use any pitch that works to sell their multivitamins. But they dodge the $64,000 question: Do you need one? The short answer: We don’t know.

        SupplementsMarch 1, 2020Bonnie Liebman, MS
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