Vitamins May Not Prevent Infections in Elderly

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Vitamins May Not Prevent Infections in Elderly -- Study Shows Multivitamins for a Year Had Little Effect on Infections

http://my.webmd.com/content/Article/109/109360.htm?z=1728_00000_1000_tn_05

"A daily multivitamin appears to do little to prevent infections in people 65 and over.

Older people are more likely to be deficient in vitamins and minerals. Lower nutrient levels can affect the immune system and make it harder to fight off infection.

Thus, it makes sense that a low-cost daily vitamin may help boost nutrient levels and help prevent infections.

But in a study by researchers at Aberdeen University in Scotland - reported in the August edition of the British Medical Journal -- a daily multivitamin did not help fend off infections in elderly people.

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