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Food supplement: what are the benefits?
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Food supplement: what are the benefits?
03 November 2011
Food supplement’s consumers, especially women who are fond of especially after menopause, should be interested by the fact that researchers have attempted to assess benefits and risks of taking vitamin & mineral supplements.
They found that overall, taking vitamin and mineral supplements increases the risk of death by 3% (zinc) to 18% (copper), with 4.1% (B6), 5.9% (B9), …
Only calcium has real benefits with a decreased risk of death by 3.8%. Researchers point out strongly that nothing beats a balanced diet!
