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Nutritional supplements will kill you - Study

https://www.livescience.com/65186-vitamins-minerals-food-supplements.html

The study found that getting high levels of calcium from supplements was linked to an increased risk of death from cancer.

In 2011, a large study found that use of vitamin E supplements was linked to an increased risk of prostate cancer in men. Also that year, a separate study among older women found that use of supplements was linked to an increased risk of death during the 20-year study period.

Don't take these unless you have a death wish.

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I do have a death wish, so thank you for the tip.

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Most of the time, the excess vitamins are peed out. Not the fat based ones like A D and E though.

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I was taking E for a while

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I think it has to be really long term use before it has any bad effect.

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I believe that

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From the same article:

The study found that people who consume adequate amounts of vitamin K or magnesium had a lower risk of death from any cause during the study period, compared with those who didn't get adequate levels of these nutrients. In addition, people who consume adequate levels of vitamin A, vitamin K, zinc or copper had a lower risk of death from heart disease, compared with those who didn't get adequate levels of these nutrients.

But when the researchers considered the source of these nutrients — food vs supplements — only nutrients from food were tied to a lower risk of death from any cause or heart disease.

Receiving these nutrients from food is still beneficial and results in a lower risk of death.

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You can choke on those really big vitamin pills!
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