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Dr. Mirkin: A Follow-up to: Eat Real Foods Instead of Popping Pills

Posted May 3, 2008 at 12:00 PM by Alexandra M. Haller

Section: Her Health, Her Nutrition, Diet Myths, Healthy Eating

Dear Dr. Mirkin: Would you please explain how vitamin pills could affect lifespan, as you reported in last week’s issue?

The issue of vitamin supplements is far from settled. Most doctors take multivitamins themselves and recommend them to…

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Dr. Mirkin: Eat Real Foods Instead of Popping Pills

Posted May 1, 2008 at 04:00 PM by Alexandra M. Haller

Section: Her Health, Her Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Supplements, Her News

One in three women and one in four men in the United States take vitamin pills. If you are among them, you may be doing more harm than good.  In a wake-up call to the multibillion dollar vitamin pill industry, a review…

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