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The vitamin epidemic: what is the evidence for harm or value?
Author(s) -
Kennedy Michael
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/imj.13976
Subject(s) - medicine , harm , vitamin , liberian dollar , vitamin d and neurology , adverse effect , environmental health , essential nutrient , physiology , intensive care medicine , nutrient , chemistry , organic chemistry , finance , political science , law , economics
Complementary medicines are a multibillion‐dollar industry of which vitamin supplements are an important component. Most of the claims of benefit are not evidenced‐based, and vitamin supplements may be associated with severe adverse reactions that are uncommon but can occur with high doses of some vitamins. There is no case for vitamin supplementation in normal, healthy, non‐pregnant or lactating adults who are receiving the recommended daily intake of nutrients.