JAMA Reports Multivitamins Reduce Cancer Risk

JAMA Reports Multivitamins Reduce Cancer Risk  A new study published October 15th in JAMA (Journal of the American  Medical Association) found "daily multivitamin supplementation significantly reduced the risk of total cancer" The multivitamin and cancer arm of the Physicians' Health Study (PHS) II, the only large-scale, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial (RCT) to study the long-term effects of a multivitamin in chronic disease, was conducted by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School and was presented by lead corresponding author J. Michael Gaziano, M.D., M.P.H., at the annual American Association for Cancer Research Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research meeting. PHS II studied nearly 15,000 male U.S. physicians aged 50 years and older for over a decade.

According to the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the  leading trade association for the dietary supplement industry,  the well-designed study provides encouraging news. "This  study reinforces the value of long-term consistent use of a daily multivitamin as a convenient and affordable insurance policy for good health," said Duffy MacKay, N.D., CRN's vice  president, scientific and regulatory affairs.For example, women of child-bearing age are regularly advised to take a multivitamin  with 400 mcg of folic acid to help prevent certain birth defects  such as spina bifida. Additionally, many Americans, despite  being overfed, are not getting the essential nutrients necessary for good health, and a daily multivitamin helps fill those  nutrition gaps.

In fact, in CRN's most recent annual consumer survey on dietary  supplements, when asked why they take dietary supplements,  vitamin/mineral users ranked "to help reduce the risk of serious  illness" eighth on the list, with "overall health and wellness  benefits" and "to fill in nutrient gaps in their diet" cited as the  number one and two reasons, respectively.Not only did this  study provide good news for the supplement industry and its  consumers, but it provided another reminder that science  should be viewed in the context of the full body of scientific  literature. For those who have previously tried to shut the door  on the benefits of taking a multivitamin, this study, says  Dr. MacKay, "pushes the door and the windows wide open to the  benefits and safety of multivitamins." It doesn't get any easier to take exactly what you require, than the system David and I are using. Isagenix has packaged the correct vitamin/mineral supplements for men, and women, in super easy to use morning and evening daily packs. Check them out! Then ask me how you can get your wholesale membership paid for in full just for checking these out for three months. To your health!!!