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Lead Stories: December 2, 2008

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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Q&A: Should I take selenium supplements?

Posted August 17, 2007 at 03:30 PM by Sahara Jackson

Section: Her Health, Her Nutrition, Supplements

If you take selenium pills, you may be increasing your chances of developing diabetes, according to a report from the Nutritional Prevention of Cancer (NPC) trial (Annals of Internal Medicine, August 2007). This study is the largest and longest available experimental…

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Supplement or Substitute? Recent study links elevated selenium levels to diabetes

Posted July 12, 2007 at 12:00 PM by Jessica Galvano

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

There was a time when diets were simple. Not so today.

Health-heralded fruits, vegetables, and whole grains—once the model of perfect nutrition—are now only a small fraction of dietary health. In today’s health and fitness market, nearly impossible to pronounce supplements have…

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