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Micronutrients & recovery
Multivitamin/mineral (MVM) supplements do not provide sufficient evidence to recommend for or against their use for chronic disease prevention in the general healthy adult population.
Do not take multivitamin/mineral supplements expecting them to prevent chronic diseases like cancer or heart disease. Current scientific evidence does not support this use. Focus on a healthy diet and lifestyle instead.
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Finally, the present evidence is insufficient to recommend either for or against the use of MVMs by the American public to prevent chronic disease.
Why this rating
Based on multiple Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) and systematic review.
Source
National Institutes of Health State-of-the-Science Conference Statement: Multivitamin/Mineral Supplements and Chronic Disease Prevention
Nih State-of-the-Science Panel · Annals of Internal Medicine · 2006
DOI 10.7326/0003-4819-145-5-200609050-00136
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