> To calm my adoring wife's concerns, and maintain marital bliss, I take a daily and utterly superfluous "Mature Multivitamin"

You could mention this:
> most of the supplements studied were not associated with a reduced total mortality rate in older women. In contrast, we found that several commonly used dietary vitamin and mineral supplements, including multivitamins, vitamins B6, and folic acid, as well as minerals iron, magnesium, zinc, and copper, were associated with a higher risk of total mortality. *Of particular concern, supplemental iron was strongly and dose dependently associated with increased total mortality risk. *—Dietary Supplements and Mortality Rate in Older Women, The Iowa Women’s Health Study ©2011 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.

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