11.01.03
Indication: Heart attack
Source: J Nutr, 2003;133:2650-2654.
Research: Researchers investigated whether taking low-dose multivitamin supplements reduced the risk of heart attacks. They studied 1296 Swedish men and women who had survived a heart attack and 1685 control subjects who had never suffered a heart attack. Subjects ranged in age from 45 to 75 years old. Of the people taking supplements, the majority (80%) took multivitamins rather than individual vitamins. Although the multivitamin supplements varied, they generally contained low dosages of vitamin C, E and B complex vitamins and the mineral selenium. Also, this population consumed relatively few fruits and vegetables and did not eat any foods fortified with folic acid, factors that increased the overall risk of heart disease and heart attacks. Overall, 42% of the women and 27% of the men who had suffered a heart attack had used dietary supplements compared to 57% of the women and 35% of the men in the control group.
Results: Participants in the study who took multivitamin supplements were less likely to experience a heart attack compared with those who did not. Regular use of a multivitamin was associated with a 34% reduction in heart attack risk in women and 21% in men.
Source: J Nutr, 2003;133:2650-2654.
Research: Researchers investigated whether taking low-dose multivitamin supplements reduced the risk of heart attacks. They studied 1296 Swedish men and women who had survived a heart attack and 1685 control subjects who had never suffered a heart attack. Subjects ranged in age from 45 to 75 years old. Of the people taking supplements, the majority (80%) took multivitamins rather than individual vitamins. Although the multivitamin supplements varied, they generally contained low dosages of vitamin C, E and B complex vitamins and the mineral selenium. Also, this population consumed relatively few fruits and vegetables and did not eat any foods fortified with folic acid, factors that increased the overall risk of heart disease and heart attacks. Overall, 42% of the women and 27% of the men who had suffered a heart attack had used dietary supplements compared to 57% of the women and 35% of the men in the control group.
Results: Participants in the study who took multivitamin supplements were less likely to experience a heart attack compared with those who did not. Regular use of a multivitamin was associated with a 34% reduction in heart attack risk in women and 21% in men.