Daily multivitamins might not help you live longer, study finds: 'No differences in mortality'

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Approximately one-third of U.S. adults report taking multivitamins , data shows — but a new study suggests that the daily practice won’t extend longevity.

Researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) analyzed more than 20 years’ worth of data from 400,000 healthy U.S. adults, concluding that taking multivitamins did not reduce mortality risk.

"The analysis showed that people who took daily multivitamins did not have a lower risk of death from any cause than people who took no multivitamins," the researchers wrote in a press release from NIH. FISH OIL SUPPLEMENTS LINKED TO GREATER FIRST-TIME HEART ATTACK RISK IN STUDY: ‘NOT UNIVERSALLY GOOD OR BAD' "There were also no differences in mortality from cancer, heart disease or cerebrovascular diseases." Approximately one-third of U.

S. adults report taking multivitamins, data shows. (iStock) Those who took daily multivitamins were actually found to have a 4% higher mortality risk, according to the study, which was published in JAMA Network Open on Wednesday.

The average age of participants was 61-1⁄2, and 164, 762 deaths occurred during the follow-up period. "People who use multivitamins may have healthier lifestyles in general, and sicker patients may be more likely to increase their use of multivitamins." Results were adjusted for factors including race, ethnicity, education and nutrition .

The study followed a 2022 analysis from.