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Multivitamin, mineral supplements may bolster the immune system of older adults – News-Medical.Net
Older adults who took a daily multivitamin and mineral supplement with zinc and high amounts of vitamin C in a 12-week study experienced sickness for shorter periods and with less severe symptoms than counterparts in a control group receiving a placebo.
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Aug 18 2020
Older adults who took a daily multivitamin and mineral supplement with zinc and high amounts of vitamin C in a 12-week study experienced sickness for shorter periods and with less severe symptoms than counterparts in a control group receiving a placebo.
The findings by Oregon State University researchers were published in the journal Nutrients.
The research by scientists at OSU’s Linus Pauling Institute involved 42 healthy people ages 55 to 75 and…
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