Article: Vitamin and Mineral Supplements: As Good as They Sound?(Brief Article)

Many U.S. consumers take vitamin and mineral supplements because they hope or believe supplements will help prevent such diseases as cancer, heart disease and osteoporosis. However, recent scientific claims that taking supplements of specific nutrients such as vitamin C, vitamin E, beta-carotene and calcium may be protective is not wholly convincing, according to the American Council on Science and Health, Inc. (ACSH). In its latest report, Vitamins and Minerals: Does Epidemiologic Evidence Justify General Supplementation?, ACSH says there is strong evidence that a diet rich in fruits and vegetables containing these nutrients can lower the risk of disease.

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