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Do Supplements Help Survival?

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Terry Graedon

June 21, 2012

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Terry Graedon

June 21, 2012

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Although women have recently been told that vitamin D and calcium supplements won’t help them avoid fractures, a new analysis from Denmark suggests these supplements are associated with a longer life. Eight clinical trials including 70,000 volunteers were included in the analysis. People given calcium plus vitamin D were about 9 percent less likely to die in the next three years than those taking placebo pills.

[Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, online May 17, 2012]

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Terry Graedon

Terry Graedon, PhD, is a medical anthropologist and co-host of The People’s Pharmacy radio show, co-author of The People’s Pharmacy syndicated newspaper columns and numerous books, and co-founder of The People’s Pharmacy website. Terry taught in the Duke University School of Nursing and was an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology. She is a Fellow of the Society of Applied Anthropology. Terry is one of the country's leading authorities on the science behind folk remedies.Read Terry's full bio.

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