And an interesting news item this morning out of Europe:

> 'Vitamins can increase the risk of early death'
> By Paul Sims, Evening Standard
> 1 October 2004
>
> Thousands of people taking vitamins could be at risk of premature death,
> according to research published today.
>
> A review of antioxidant vitamin supplements, such as Vitamin E, found that
> instead of saving lives they appeared to increase the overall dangers.
>
> Researchers who examined a series of trials involving 170,000 people claimed
> that for every million supplement users there are 9,000 premature deaths.
>
> In half the trials there was a small but significant increased risk of
> premature death among those who took supplements.
>
> The scientists, led by Dr Goran Bjelakovic, from the University of Nis, Serbia
> and Montenegro, said their results were "unexpected".

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http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/articles/13530019?source=Evening%20Standa
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