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Strong Support
Taking vitamin pills like E, C, and B vitamins doesn't reliably help prevent heart attacks or save lives from heart disease—and in some cases, they might even make things worse—even though people who eat more of these vitamins often seem to have healthier hearts.
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Coronary heart disease prevention: nutrients, foods, and dietary patterns.
Narrative Review
2011 Aug 17The study says taking vitamin pills like E, C, or B vitamins doesn’t reliably prevent heart disease and might even be harmful, which matches the claim that these supplements don’t work and could be risky.
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