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Vitamin D Does Not Prevent Cancer or Cardiovascular Disease: The VITAL Trial

Manson JE, Cook NR, Lee IM, Christen W, Bassuk SS, Mora S, Gibson H, Gordon D, Copeland T, D’Agostino D, Friedenberg G, Ridge C, Bubes V, Giovannucci EL, Willett WC, Buring JE (2019) Vitamin D Supplements and Prevention of Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease. N Engl J Med 380 (1):33–44

Authors: Jeffrey A. Tice, MD, Alexandra Halalau, MD, Harry Burke, MD

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine

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Taking 2000 IU of vitamin D daily does not reduce the risk of cancer or cardiovascular events over 5 years in men over the ages of 50 years or women over the ages of 55 years. …
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go back to reference Manson JE, Cook NR, Lee IM, Christen W, Bassuk SS, Mora S, Gibson H, Gordon D, Copeland T, D'Agostino D, Friedenberg G, Ridge C, Bubes V, Giovannucci EL, Willett WC, Buring JE (2019) Vitamin D Supplements and Prevention of Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease. N Engl J Med 380 (1):33–44. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1809944CrossRefPubMed Manson JE, Cook NR, Lee IM, Christen W, Bassuk SS, Mora S, Gibson H, Gordon D, Copeland T, D'Agostino D, Friedenberg G, Ridge C, Bubes V, Giovannucci EL, Willett WC, Buring JE (2019) Vitamin D Supplements and Prevention of Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease. N Engl J Med 380 (1):33–44. https://​doi.​org/​10.​1056/​NEJMoa1809944CrossRefPubMed
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Title
Vitamin D Does Not Prevent Cancer or Cardiovascular Disease: The VITAL Trial
Manson JE, Cook NR, Lee IM, Christen W, Bassuk SS, Mora S, Gibson H, Gordon D, Copeland T, D’Agostino D, Friedenberg G, Ridge C, Bubes V, Giovannucci EL, Willett WC, Buring JE (2019) Vitamin D Supplements and Prevention of Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease. N Engl J Med 380 (1):33–44
Authors
Jeffrey A. Tice, MD
Alexandra Halalau, MD
Harry Burke, MD
Publication date
12-08-2020
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-020-05648-x