Final Recommendation Statement: Vitamin, Mineral, and Multivitamin Supplements for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer

Final Recommendation Statement: Vitamin, Mineral, and Multivitamin Supplements for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer

Final Recommendation Statement: Vitamin, Mineral, and Multivitamin Supplements for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) sent this bulletin at 02/25/2014 08:00 AM EST

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released today a final Recommendation Statement on vitamin, mineral, and multivitamin supplements for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease and cancer. To view the recommendation and the evidence on which it is based, please go tohttp://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf14/vitasupp/vitasuppfinalrs.htm. A fact sheet that explains the final recommendation in plain language is also available. The final Recommendation Statement can also be found in the February 25 online issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. 

Vitamin, Mineral, and Multivitamin Supplements for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer: Clinical Summary of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation