Long-term study finds multivitamins do not prevent CVD in men

Bonnie and Steve: Just as we were skeptical of the results from last month's JAMA study showing an eight percent reduction in cancer in men taking Centrum multivitamins, we are just as skeptical with this month's JAMA finding that the same Centrum multivitamin, used in the same study, did not prevent cardiovascular disease risk in the same group of men. There were fewer total deaths among multivitamin users, but this statistic was deemed statistically insignificant. There were a small number of participants that had heart disease at the start of the study who were found to be 44% less likely to die of a heart attack than in those not taking a multi. None of this was presented in media coverage.

In short, we do not trust Centrum multivitamins period. The harmful excipients. The poorly absorbed sources. Just too many holes in the product to trust the data for or against.