[decimon]

Ping

[Sacajaweau]

we’re all gonna die....

[Freddd]

This is the 3rd such article I have read, just today alone.

I guess the government (FDA) wants to regulate this..or tell us we are not allowed to have

Ginger
Elderberry
Cinnamon

Ginseng
Garlic

etc...

[NautiNurse]

I was told 25+ years ago not to take vitamins containing iron supplement.

[william clark]

I have a theory that people who drink water tend to die. Can I have a few million dollars to study this?

[Seaplaner]

The association between supplement intake and mortality risk was strongest with iron

This is not news.

However, the left just hates supplements (or any decision that one might make themselves), and they're not above torturing epi data in order to make their case.

Also, the term "self reports" can be an indicator of a poorly controlled study.

.

[CaptainK]

mortality risk was strongest with iron

If you have undiagnosed hemochromatosis, taking iron supplements would speed up your demise.

[basil]

As an “older woman” myself, I do expect to die.....will y’all come to my funeral? LOL!

[goat granny]

What a joke, another pseudo expert...being old puts in closer to death, not supplements...Some people must think without their expertise we will all live forever...

[ari-freedom]

Best way to get nutrition is by eating real food.

[Domangart]

I have found that if you are elderly and in a hospital setting every person who passed away had a chair near them.
Clearly there is a direct effect as the chair has -————————— in it.

[ransomnote]

Is it possible that people ill with other diseases or ailments are more likely to try to supplement their way to good health but die anyway - and then this interpreted as garlic et. al. is bad for your health?

[denydenydeny]

A worthless study that doesn't account for any variables (e.g. Seriously ill people starting a multivitamin regimen). And then we have this:

Self-reported supplement use increased substantially between 1986 and 2004, with 62.7 percent of women reporting use of at least one supplement daily in 1986, 75.1 percent in 1997 and 85.1 percent in 2004.

You could do a similar study in the early 1900s on electrification and conclude that having electricity in your home is associated with mortality--because the number of people with electricity in their homes who died skyrocketed between 1900 and 1930.

[GOP Poet]

What truly is considered older anyway? Most older woman I know do not eat enough to sustain the vitamin and minerals needed for their best health. So my guess is that it is worth the risk for many. A lot of elderly woman I know actually are anorexic as a lot of them work so hard to stay thin and as we all know when one is old the metabolic rate crawls even with a decent workout regime.