Heart Disease Health Center

Vitamins C and E Don't Cut Heart Risks

Multivitamins and Heart Risk continued...

"When I tell my patients there is no data to support the use of vitamins they don't want to believe me," he says. "A lot of money has gone into promoting vitamins for heart health, and manufacturers can make very bold claims because vitamins aren't regulated by the FDA."

Annette Dickinson, PhD, past president of the supplement industry trade group Council for Responsible Nutrition, says in a news release that vitamins still have other important uses.

"These results do not of course negate other evidence of benefits for vitamin E and vitamin C for other conditions, including immune function, mental acuity, and eye health. Consumers would be well advised to ensure adequate intakes of all essential nutrients through a good diet plus use of a multivitamin, and selected other nutrients including vitamins E and C, vitamin D, calcium, and EPA and DHA omega-3 fatty acids."