Taking multivitamins does not reduce the risk for cardiovascular disease

The data showed no association between multivitamins and the risk for cardiovascular disease

Taking multivitamins does not reduce the risk for heart disease, a review of studies has found.

The analysis, in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, pooled data from 18 studies with more than two million participants. All took supplements that included at least three vitamin and mineral ingredients and no herbs, hormones or drugs.

Eleven of the studies were done in the United States, four in Europe and three in Japan. Follow-up varied from five to 19 years. Two were randomised controlled trials, and the rest prospective observational studies.