Vitamin supplements don't fight cancer, studies show

Sunday, December 21, 2008 - 21:56 in Health & Medicine

A series of trials also shows that taking vitamins and minerals has no effect on preventing strokes, heart disease or other ailments. In some cases, they can even cause harm. They were some of the most promising medicines of the 1990s -- wonder pills that appeared to fight cancer, heart disease, stroke and other ailments.

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