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Vitamins won't help prevent cardiovascular disease
Last reviewed: 01.07.2025
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Many people around the world have developed a habit of regularly taking a complex of vitamin preparations, mineral supplements or various vitamins separately. Such preventive measures, in their opinion, will help protect against oncological diseases, heart attacks, strokes and, in general, simply improve their own health. But the latest research in this area has shown that vitamins are not able to protect the body from cancer or heart attacks.
There is no evidence that vitamins and various nutritional supplements can be useful in the future, and such preventive methods are not able to prevent heart and vascular problems, said leading researcher Hopkins Edgar Miller.
The experts came to these conclusions after analyzing 27 different studies involving almost half a million people. Based on such large-scale observations, the experts compiled a detailed report, the title of which was quite eloquent: “Enough: Stop Spending Money on Vitamins and Mineral Supplements.”
Experts also note that vitamin complexes can in some cases even harm human health. For example, excessive consumption of vitamin E and C contributes to a reduction in life expectancy; earlier, experts from the University of California noted that a lack of vitamin D in the body contributes to the development of depressive states.
The human body is not capable of independently producing and storing vitamin C. To increase the amount of this vitamin, which helps strengthen the body's defenses, a person takes a drug in the form of tablets. Experts have studied the concentration of useful substances in vitamin complexes and have come to the conclusion that such drugs contain a dose of vitamins that is many times higher than the norm. A person needs 40 milligrams of vitamin C per day, 3-4 milligrams of vitamins A and E, which support the structure of cells.
In order to determine how an excess of vitamins affects the body, scientists conducted experiments on laboratory rodents. Two-month-old mice were given vitamins C and E daily in doses that are contained in vitamin complexes. As a result, the life expectancy of the mice participating in the experiment decreased, compared to mice that did not receive additional vitamins.
As a result of the conducted research and observations, experts came to the conclusion that vitamins in tablets contain a dose of useful substances that is dangerous for health and life. Taking such drugs can significantly shorten life. As experts note, the most optimal way to replenish the amount of vitamins in the body is a balanced healthy diet. Vitamin E can be additionally obtained by eating butter, nuts, eggs, greens, milk, meat, liver. Vitamin C is found in many vegetables and fruits, in particular citrus fruits.
It is worth noting that the production of vitamin complexes brings its owners more than twelve billion dollars every year.