Q92: Victoria's Best Music Station » supplements http://kqvt.com Victoria's Best Music Station Sat, 25 May 2013 13:36:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Supplements Could Be Linked to Increased Risk of Death in Women http://kqvt.com/supplements-linked-increased-risk-death-women/ http://kqvt.com/supplements-linked-increased-risk-death-women/#comments Sun, 16 Oct 2011 14:11:16 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=53860 Vitamins are said to be good for you. According to a new study from the University of Minnesota, however, that may not always be the case.

Researchers reviewed the cases of 38,000 women over a 19-year period and found that those who took supplements had about a 2.4 percent increased risk of death over those who didn’t, which could be related to the compounds supplements contain — compounds that can be toxic in higher amounts and have a detrimental effect on those who use them long-term.

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