Some Popular Supplements <br />Could Be Harmful, New Federal Guidelines State.<br />The new guidelines were compiled by researchers with the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and published in the journal 'JAMA.'.<br />They represent the first new recommendations on supplements from the task force since 2014.<br />Vitamin E and beta carotene supplements were singled out as potentially harmful for some users.<br />The USPSTF recommends against the use of beta carotene or vitamin E supplements for the prevention of cardiovascular disease or cancer, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Paper, <br />via 'JAMA'.<br />In addition, the task force found that the effectiveness of most other vitamins requires more study.<br />The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms... , U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Paper, <br />via 'JAMA'.<br />... of the use of multivitamin supplements for the prevention of cardiovascular disease or cancer, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Paper, <br />via 'JAMA'.<br />The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of the use of.., U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Paper, <br />via 'JAMA'.<br />... single- or paired-nutrient supplements (other than beta carotene and vitamin E) for the prevention of cardiovascular disease or cancer. , U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Paper, <br />via 'JAMA'.<br />One of the co-authors of the study pointed out that the task force "is not saying 'don't take multivitamins.'".<br />But there's this idea that if these were really good for you, we'd know by now, Jeffrey Linder, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, via Science Alert.<br />Instead of focusing on the unknown potential of supplements, medical professionals say patients should focus on what is known to work. .<br />[Patients are] wasting money and focus thinking there has to be a magic set of pills that will keep them healthy.., Jeffrey Linder, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, via Science Alert.<br />... when we should all be following the evidence-based practices of eating healthy <br />and exercising, Jeffrey Linder, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, via Science Alert
