Daily Archives: June 27, 2024

No Mortality Benefit with Multivitamins Use

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A US cohort study concludes that there is no mortality benefit of multivitamin use. The study included 390 124 participants (median age, 61.5 years; 55.4% male) without major chronic diseases from 3 prospective cohort studies. 40.9% of participants were never smokers, and 40.3% were college educated. Among daily multivitamin users, 49.3% […]

Significance of CVD Risk Factors in Childhood and Adulthood

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A longitudinal cohort study suggested that childhood risk factors contributed both directly and indirectly to adult cardiovascular disease (CVD), and that intervening in the risk factors in childhood should be emphasized to reduce the risk of CVD later in life, especially body mass index (BMI) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). […]