The Claim
In healthy men aged 55–65, 16 weeks of multivitamin supplementation significantly reduces LDL cholesterol and improves the LDL/HDL ratio, while no such effect is observed in women.
What the research says
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Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.
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In healthy men aged 55–65, taking a multivitamin daily for 16 weeks lowers LDL cholesterol and improves the ratio of LDL to HDL cholesterol. These changes do not occur in women taking the same supplement.
See the scientific wording
In healthy men aged 55–65, 16 weeks of multivitamin supplementation significantly reduces LDL cholesterol and improves the LDL/HDL ratio, indicating a causal beneficial effect on lipid profile, while no such effect is observed in women.
In men, plant compounds in the multivitamin increase the liver's ability to remove bad cholesterol from the blood, while also reducing damage from harmful molecules, which together lower bad cholesterol and improve the ratio of bad to good cholesterol.
What the research says
1 studyIn a study where older men and women took daily multivitamins for 16 weeks, only the men saw better cholesterol numbers—lower bad cholesterol and a healthier ratio—while women didn’t. So yes, the study supports the claim.
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