Vitamin and Mineral Supplements in the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer (2014)

Letters6 May 2014Vitamin and Mineral Supplements in the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and CancerStephen P. Fortmann, MD, Evelyn P. Whitlock, MD, MPH, and Brittany U. Burda, MPHStephen P. Fortmann, MDFrom Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland, Oregon., Evelyn P. Whitlock, MD, MPHFrom Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland, Oregon., and Brittany U. Burda, MPHFrom Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland, Oregon.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L14-5009-5 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:We agree with Drs. Padayatty and Levine that it is appropriate to limit any implications of our findings to well-nourished people and to the end points included in our review. We did not conclude that supplements have no value but that there is insufficient evidence of value. We also noted that our conclusions do not apply to persons with vitamin or mineral deficiencies; studies in these populations will need to be done carefully, with prior evidence of or consensus on appropriate measures to use and what constitutes a deficiency (not just biochemically but biologically).Drs. Dror and Stern ...References1. Hemilä H, Kaprio J. Modification of the effect of vitamin E supplementation on the mortality of male smokers by age and dietary vitamin C. Am J Epidemiol. 2009;169:946-53. [PMID: 19218294] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Hemilä H, Kaprio J. Vitamin E may affect the life expectancy of men, depending on dietary vitamin C intake and smoking. Age Ageing. 2011;40:215-20. [PMID: 21242192] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Bolland MJ, Avenell A, Baron JA, Grey A, MacLennan GS, Gamble GD, et al. Effect of calcium supplements on risk of myocardial infarction and cardiovascular events: meta-analysis. BMJ. 2010;341:c3691. [PMID: 20671013] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Bristow SM, Bolland MJ, MacLennan GS, Avenell A, Grey A, Gamble GD, et al. Calcium supplements and cancer risk: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Br J Nutr. 2013;110:1384-93. [PMID: 23601861] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Elamin MB, Abu Elnour NO, Elamin KB, Fatourechi MM, Alkatib AA, Almandoz JP, et al. Vitamin D and cardiovascular outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2011;96:1931-42. [PMID: 21677037] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Stephen P. Fortmann, MD; Evelyn P. Whitlock, MD, MPH; Brittany U. Burda, MPHAffiliations: From Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland, Oregon.Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M13-1702. 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