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This article provides a cautionary message about vitamin supplement usage. 
 
While many people consume vitamins in an effort to improve their health, some studies have shown that there are risks: for example, too much vitamin A can increase a woman's risk of fracture, and beta carotene was shown in one study to actually promote lung cancer in former smokers. 
 
There are various theories about why vitamins consumed as supplements (as opposed to eaten in food) may not work as intended, including the fact that the dosages are excessive. 
 
The article reviews several well-known vitamins, examining the risks and benefits of their use. 
 

The case against vitamins -

Pioneer Press - 4/2/2006 4:16 AM

Every day, millions of Americans gobble down fistfuls of vitamins in a bid to ward off ill health. They swallow megadoses of vitamin C in hopes of boosting their immune systems, B vitamins to protect their hearts and vitamin E, beta carotene and other antioxidants to fight cancer.
 
But a troubling body of research is beginning to suggest vitamin supplements may be doing more harm than good. Over the past several years, studies that were expected to prove dramatic benefits from vitamin use have instead shown the opposite. Beta carotene was seen as a cancer fighter, but it appeared to promote lung cancer in a study of former smokers. Too much vitamin A, sometimes taken to boost the immune system, can increase a woman's risk for hip fracture. A study of whether vitamin E improved heart health showed higher rates of congestive heart failure among vitamin users
 
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