Nutrition

Elderly dietary supplement users may not need them

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, February 9th, 2003

More than half of all Americans ages 65 years and older took a multivitamin, an extra dose of calcium, or a more exotic substance like ginkgo biloba or shark cartilage in 2002, hoping to maintain or improve their health. But these users tend to be the people who need supplements the least, according to nutrition experts.

Speaking at a conference on dietary supplement use among older Americans at the National Institutes of Health, researchers said that older people who take dietary supplements are typically lean, physically active individuals who do not smoke or drink excessive amounts of alcohol. And they eat their fruits and vegetables, too.

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