Vitamins that are obtained by a person not from natural foods, but in the form of tablets or capsules, not only do not bring benefits, but also increase the risks of cancer and cardiovascular diseases.
Experts from the US Center for Prevention (US) came to these conclusions.. Preventive Services Task Force, hereinafter referred to as USPSTF), having studied the results of large-scale research, reports Healio Strategic Solutions magazine. They note that the vitamin and supplement industry makes billions of dollars from sales of such pills.. But if previously their benefits were only questionable, today evidence has emerged that they cause real harm to human health.
" However, apart from profit for producers, they do not bring any other benefit.
In addition to wasted money... a potentially harmful waste Scientists who have specialized in cancer prevention recommendations for many years have issued a strongly worded statement warning that taking synthetic supplements of beta-carotene (the precursor to retinol - vitamin A) and vitamin E, that is, in capsule form.
The USPSTF justifies this recommendation as follows:.
- There is sufficient evidence that beta-carotene supplements provide no benefit in preventing cardiovascular disease (CVD) or cancer;
- there is sufficient evidence that vitamin E supplements do not provide benefit in the prevention of cardiovascular disease or cancer;
- there is insufficient data on the benefits of multivitamin supplements for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases or cancer;
- there is no evidence for the benefit of supplementation with single or dual nutrients other than beta-carotene and vitamin E for the prevention of cardiovascular disease or cancer.
PhD, Fellow, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University (Chicago) F. Jia drew attention to the fact that Americans usually look at dietary supplements as harmless means of disease prevention. However, in the United States, dietary supplements are not particularly regulated, and the FDA will now have to retract its statements that dietary supplements are not intended to diagnose, treat, treat, or prevent any disease."
" Instead of focusing money, time and attention on supplements, it would be better to focus on activities with lower risk and greater reward,"
“Health systems and providers should focus on evidence-based preventive services recommended by the USPSTF, including high blood pressure control and behavioral counseling to encourage physical activity and healthy eating,” conclude US scientists.
The USPSTF previously believed that taking synthetic vitamin supplements was inappropriate, and recent studies have convinced them not only of the dubious benefits, but also of the direct harm of “artificial vitamins”, since when taking pills a person does not seek to get them from natural food, they do not try to increase.
This statement was confirmed by several doctors of science representing medical centers and health research centers at the University of California and Northwestern University (Chicago)..
Therefore, the USPSTF again recommends against the use of beta-carotene or vitamin E supplements for the prevention of cardiovascular disease or cancer, the article states..