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Article: Diet news: vitamins: what you really need to take: are vitamin and mineral supplements key for good health? Here, the most up-to-date findings, plus the truth about which are the most effective.(Health Update)
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- Harper's Bazaar
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- October 1, 2003
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Do vitamin and mineral supplements offer benefits?
Yes, says Walter C. Willett, M.D., chair of the department of nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health. Though outright vitamin and mineral deficiencies are rare in the United States, evidence suggests that making sure we achieve the daily value (DV) of certain nutrients--derived from the recommended dietary allowances (RDAs) of the Food and Nutrition Board (FNB) of the Institute of Medicine at the National Academy of Sciences--may help prevent illnesses like heart disease and certain cancers. For more information, log on to hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource.
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