More Multivitamin Research Needed To Show Disease Prevention – NIH Panel
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Members of an independent NIH panel evaluating the safety and effectiveness of multivitamin/minerals (MVMs) hope that a draft report containing their recommendations will spur action on research efforts for the supplement category
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