USPSTF Doesn’t See Forest Of VMS Benefits For Trees Of Reducing Cancer, Heart Disease Risks

US Preventative Services Task Force concludes evidence doesn't support  recommending VMS use to prevent cancer or cardiovascular disease. Trade groups and a natural medicine expert say task force's focus is narrow and its recommendation misleading. 

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The US Preventative Services Task Force missed the point about vitamin, mineral and supplement benefits when it looked at the products’ potential role in helping reduce the risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease and death, say industry trade groups and a natural remedies expert.

The task force, not moving off a previous recommendation it made in 2014, concluded insufficient evidence supports recommending the use...

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