Vitamins and minerals: not for cancer or cardiovascular prevention
Prescrire International 19(108): 182
2010
ISSN/ISBN: 1167-7422 PMID: 20939459 Document Number: 646181
Despite dozens of trials, no protective effect of various minerals and vitamins on cardiovascular disease or cancer in well-nourished adults has been documented.
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