Dr Ford Brewer - PrevMed The Shocking TRUTH About Multivitamins: New Evidence - Ford Brewer MD MPH - PrevMed Health
May 9, 2025
Dive into the surprising truths about multivitamins and their limited effectiveness in promoting health. Discover the importance of lifestyle choices over supplements. Explore cardiovascular inflammation biomarkers, blood pressure dynamics, and the role of vitamin K2. The discussion challenges conventional diet views, emphasizing personalized nutrition. Humor and personal anecdotes keep it engaging while unraveling complex dietary choices and the often inconsistent quality of multivitamins. Prepare to rethink your health habits!
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Multivitamins Lack Longevity Benefits
- Studies show multivitamins do not extend lifespan or prevent chronic diseases significantly.
- This challenges widespread assumptions about the benefits of regular multivitamin use.
Don't Out-Supplement Your Lifestyle
- Do not rely on multivitamins to compensate for a poor lifestyle or obesity.
- Prioritize healthy habits and weight management over supplement use.
Confounding Healthy User Effect
- People who take multivitamins often have healthier habits, confounding study results.
- This "healthy user effect" makes it hard to isolate multivitamin benefits in research.