Context
Forty percent of U.S. adults use vitamin and mineral supplements, yet evidence of the health benefits of these supplements is lacking. The purported benefits of supplements relate to the immune system.
Contribution
In this randomized, controlled trial, participants taking multivitamin and mineral supplements reported fewer infections and days absent from work than participants taking placebo. The results were largely due to striking benefits in participants with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Implications
Multivitamin and mineral supplements appear to reduce infections in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus, a group at risk for micronutrient deficiency.
Forty percent of U.S. adults use vitamin and mineral supplements, yet evidence of the health benefits of these supplements is lacking. The purported benefits of supplements relate to the immune system.
Contribution
In this randomized, controlled trial, participants taking multivitamin and mineral supplements reported fewer infections and days absent from work than participants taking placebo. The results were largely due to striking benefits in participants with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Implications
Multivitamin and mineral supplements appear to reduce infections in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus, a group at risk for micronutrient deficiency.
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