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Article: Pharmavite LLC Says Vitamin B Study Published in JAMA Is Flawed; Vitamins Meant for Prevention, Not Disease Treatment.(Clinical report)
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- August 20, 2008
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NORTHRIDGE, Calif. -- Pharmavite LLC, maker of Nature Made[R] vitamins, today urged caution against making final judgment on B vitamins for prevention and heart health. The most recent study titled "Mortality and Cardiovascular Events in Patients Treated with Homocysteine-Lowering B Vitamins After Coronary Angiography," is published in the August 20, 2008 edition of the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA).
"Vitamins are meant to be taken for preventative measures to support long-term good health, rather than treat disease," said Carroll Reider, MS, RD, Pharmavite scientific affairs. "This study is a Randomized Controlled Trial (RTC), which has become ...