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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-5-21
pubmed:abstractText
American adults take many types of vitamin supplements, despite limited evidence of their efficacy, especially in preventing chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer. Supplements contain significant amounts of vitamins when consumed from multiple sources. Excess consumption of some vitamins may have detrimental health effects. Use of MMVM products appears to be safe; however, clinical outcomes have not been established. Although vitamin D and preconception folic acid may be appropriate for self care, a health care provider should monitor other vitamin supplements for disease prevention, such as niacin. Beyond supplementation as treatment for vitamin deficiencies, evidence is lacking.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1086-5462
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
93
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
122-4
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
An evidence-based update on vitamins.
pubmed:affiliation
College of Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island, Kingston 02881, USA. KellyO@etal.uri.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review