Vitamins 'may raise death risk'
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Certain vitamin supplements may shorten rather than prolong lifespan, research has suggested.
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Calcium supplements may increase the risk of a heart attack in older women, New Zealand research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Older men and women who take nutritional supplements are more likely to get adequate amounts of several vitamins and minerals than their peers who don't use supplements, a new study shows.
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Beta carotene and vitamins A and E, antioxidant supplements taken by millions to fight disease, may actually raise the risk of death, a review of 68 studies on nearly a quarter-million people said on Tuesday.
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People who take regular doses of vitamin D have a significantly lower risk of dying early than those who do not use supplements, according to new research published on Monday.
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Health India &gt; London, Oct 2 : If you thought that popping vitamin pills would make you stronger, think again. Researchers led by Dr Goran Bjelakovic of the University of Nis in Serbia-Montenegro have revealed
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Increasing a mother's intake of folic acid by adding the vitamin to food supplies has been shown to cut the risk of having a baby with neural tube defects, a birth defect in which the spine doesn't fuse properly. However, new research indicates that this benefit is much weaker in overweight and obese women.
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News, LONDON, Millions of people take them to stay healthy but scientists say that vitamin supplements do not protect against stomach and other cancers and may even make them worse.
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NEW YORK  - A daily dose of vitamin E may  help delay the onset of type 2 diabetes in people at high risk  of the disease, preliminary research suggests.
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CARELESS use of vitamins, taken by millions in the belief that they promote good health, could be causing thousands of premature deaths, scientists have warned.
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NEW YORK  - Women with higher or lower  blood levels of vitamin A than average appear to be at  increased risk of hip fracture, according to a report in the  American Journal of Medicine.
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People who take even moderately high doses of vitamin E could be putting their lives at risk, mounting evidence suggests.
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Lead may raise the risk of death at levels much lower than those widely thought as safe, research suggests.
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Dr. Eliseo Guallar, at Johns Hopkins University, discuss a new study showing that taking high-dosage Vitamin E supplements increases overall mortality rates.
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People taking moderately high doses of vitamin E to improve their health might just be doing the opposite, according to new research that links vitamin E to an increased death risk.
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A vitamin made when sunlight hits the skin could help slow down the ageing of cells and tissues, say researchers.
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Vitamin E supplements, which millions take in the hope of longer, healthier lives, may do more harm than good, researchers reported on Wednesday.