
#345 Vitamin and Mineral supplementation: A USPSTF Update with Dr. Michael Barry
The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast
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Is There Any Evidence That Vitamins Might Be Helpful?
There werea two a supplements that we actually recommend againsta one is a vitamne supplementation. The other is a supplement called bata kerotine, which had been studied in terms of trying to reduce lung cancer risk. At the usual doses of a vitem sa, in people already at risk of lumb cancer from smoking or aspestis exposures or other things, the harms seem relatively small. But large doses can cause kidney stones and liver problems if taken for too long.
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