Blog #2: Health Promotion

This article was about a study that was done in regards to one women’s belief about the long-term effects of taking multivitamin supplements daily. The woman in the article is in her 70s and has been taking a multivitamin supplement for the past thirty years of her life with the hope of decreasing her risk of developing heart disease and certain types of cancers. Her parents both had passed away from cancer when they were around her current age.

However, the article describes a recent study published in February of 2009, which mainly focused on the diet and health practices of postmenopausal women. The study discovered that taking multivitamin supplements do not help to decrease ones risk of developing heart disease or certain types of cancers. The study further suggested that a person who eats fruits and vegetables has a lower risk of developing these diseases versus someone who takes multivitamin supplements. The article does suggest that if a person’s goal is to maintain a general well being or to fill in any deficiencies a person may have, such as anemia, taking a multivitamin is sensible.

Study: Multivitamins don't lower older women's cancer risk

Abedin, Shahreen. (2009). Study: Multivitamins don't lower older women's
cancer risk. Retrieved on April 13, 2009 from http://www.cnn.com/
2009/HEALTH/02/10/multivitamins.cancer/index.html?iref=newssearch.