Heart Attack – Multivitamins May Reduce Risk

Results from the Stockholm Heart Epidemiology Program (SHEEP) showed that in a Swedish population, both men and women who took multivitamins had a significantly lower risk of myocardial infarction than those who did not take supplements, irrespective of their diets.

Results from the Stockholm Heart Epidemiology Program (SHEEP) showed that in a Swedish population, both men and women who took multivitamins had a significantly lower risk of myocardial infarction than those who did not take supplements, irrespective of their diets. After adjustment for major cardiovascular risk factors, the risk of heart attack for men who took supplements was 21 percent lower than for those who did not use multivitamins. For women, the risk was reduced by a third.According to the researchers, This inverse association was not modified by such healthy lifestyle habits as consumption of fruits and vegetables, intake of dietary fiber, smoking habits and level of physical activity, although never smoking appeared to outweigh the association in women.(Source: M.S.W.: ZoeMed: Cardiac Life Centre: 30th July 2003)