Fish Oil And Vitamin D Pills No Guard Against Cancer Or Serious Heart Trouble

(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News)

A widely anticipated study has concluded that neither vitamin D nor fish oil supplements prevent cancer or serious heart-related problems in healthy older people, according to research presented Saturday at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. Researchers defined serious heart problems as the combined rate of heart attacks, stroke and heart-related deaths. Continue reading article here…

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