Vitamins - Are Supplements Good or Bad for You?

Vitamin Wars: Are Supplements Good or Bad for You?

By Nancy Gottesman
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the September 2007 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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Nancy Gottesman reports on a contested analysis of 68 supplement studies that seems to indicate that some vitamins could actually shorten your life.

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