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"A new study links vitamins and supplements with a higher death risk in women. Should you toss your multivitamins? Let&amp;#x27;s discuss... A major study conducted over a 20 year period of nearly 40,000 women by University of Minnesota researchers finds that vitamins may up your death risk. Say what? Yes, according to this report, women who take multivitamins are 6% more likely to die earlier than women who don&amp;#x27;t take them. Shocking, right, considering that vitamins are supposed to make you healthier. Here&amp;#x27;s what the researcher had to say: &amp;quot;Most supplements contain high amounts of specific compounds, and high doses could be toxic,&amp;quot; explained the lead researcher. &amp;quot;If you combine several supplements, or a multivitamin with supplements, then you reach even higher potentially toxic doses.&amp;quot; The takeaway here is that vitamins are not harmless. They can be harmful if not taken carefully. And since we&amp;#x27;re in an age of rampant self-medicating with supplements, we have to be even more careful about telling our doctors what pills we&amp;#x27;re popping in the name of health. One silver lining of the study, however, is calcium: According to the research, calcium may actually increase your lifespan--at least according to the findings of this study. Do you take multivitamins and other supplements? P.S. The vitamins and supplements that health experts take. And, feeling forgetful? The vitamin you may not be getting enough of... More Ways to Get Glamour: Chat with celebs, VIP fashion stars, beauty pros and more on our Facebook page! Visit Facebook.com/glamour for this month&amp;#x27;s schedule Download Glamour Magazine for your iPad--print subscribers, it&amp;#x27;s now part of your subscription plan! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter Photo: istock "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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