Many people take nutritional supplements such as fish oil and Vitamin D to prevent deadly diseases such as cancer and heart disease.
Findings of a government-funded study, however, have provided evidence that these supplements may not actually help in staving off these diseases.
The new study, which was presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions in Chicago and published in the New England Journal of Medicine involved nearly 26,000 adults who were at least 50 years old without any history of cancer, heart attack, stroke, and other forms of heart disease.
Chief of the Division of Preventive Medicine at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital JoAnn Manson and colleagues randomly assigned the participants to take daily dose of vitamin D, fish oil containing omega-3, or placebo.
After more than five years, they found that there were no significant difference in rates of heart disease and cancer between those who take supplements and those who take placebo.
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