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Daily Multivitamin Not Effective In Reducing The Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease Events In Men

INTRO: One of the most common dietary supplements taken by many American adults is a daily multivitamin. Recently, a new study found that men over 50 who took a multivitamin had a modest reduction in the risk of developing cancer. The same study also examined whether taking a daily multivitamin could help prevent cardiovascular disease events. Catherine Dolf has more in this week’s JAMA Report.

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SOT/FULL Super@:01 J. Michael Gaziano, M.D., – Brigham and Women’s Hospital Runs:09

“Many adults don’t eat a varied enough diet to get the proper amounts of all vitamins and minerals so a vitamin is a good way to prevent deficiency.”

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SOT/FULL Super@:10 Howard D. Sesso, Sc.D., – Brigham and Women’s Hospital Runs:03

“But realistically they take it because they think there might be benefits beyond that.”

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Dr. Sesso and Dr. Gaziano walking outside, into hospital, heart catheterization procedure, heart monitor

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DOCTORS HOWARD SESSO AND J. MICHAEL GAZIANO FROM BRIGHAM AND WOMEN’S HOSPITAL AND CO-AUTHORS CONDUCTED A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL.  RESEARCHERS EXAMINED WHETHER TAKING A DAILY MULTIVITAMIN HAD ANY LONG-TERM EFFECT ON PREVENTING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE EVENTS INCLUDING HEART ATTACK, STROKE AND CARDIOVASCULAR DEATH.

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SOT/FULL Super@:29 Dr. Philip Sandler – Study Participant Runs:05

“I eat a pretty nutritious diet so I never felt any need to take vitamins for supplementation.”

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Dr. Sandler walking down the hall, vitamins used in study

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PSYCHIATRIST DR.  PHILIP SANDLER WAS ONE OF MORE THAN 14 THOUSAND MALE PHYSICIANS PARTICIPATING IN THE PHYSICIANS HEALTH STUDY TWO.  ONE GROUP TOOK A DAILY MULTIVITAMIN FOR UP TO 14 YEARS, INCLUDING FOLLOWUP. THE OTHER PARTICIPANTS TOOK A PLACEBO.

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SOT/FULL Super@:48 Howard D. Sesso, Sc.D., – Brigham and Women’s Hospital Runs:07

“Taking a daily multivitamin over the long-term appeared to have no risk or benefit on major cardiovascular outcomes.”

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THE STUDY APPEARS IN A THEME ISSUE ON CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN JAMA, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.

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SOT/FULL Super@ 1:02 Howard D. Sesso, Sc.D., – Brigham and Women’s Hospital Runs:12

“When we looked further at some other cardiovascular endpoints such as fatal stroke, ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke we saw a consistent lack of effect for taking a multivitamin on those outcomes.”

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Doctor operating, doctor looking at computer

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THE STUDY ALSO FOUND A MODEST REDUCTION IN TOTAL CANCER AMONG MEN WHO TOOK THE MULTIVITAMIN.

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SOT/FULL Super@ 1:18 J. Michael Gaziano, M.D., – Brigham and Women’s Hospital Runs:05

“Put vitamins in context of other things you can do to lower the risk of cancer.”

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SOT/FULL Super@ 1:23 Howard D. Sesso, Sc.D., – Brigham and Women’s Hospital Runs:13

“We know that you are not going to take a daily multivitamin to prevent cardiovascular disease but on the other hand given the findings that we saw for total cancer there might be still some compelling reasons to consider taking a daily multi-vitamin in the prevention of cancer.”

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CATHERINE DOLF, THE JAMA REPORT.

TAG:RESEARCHERS SAY A HEART HEALTHY DIET STILL REMAINS A CRITICAL PART OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE PREVENTION.