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Are vitamins bad for you?

Updated on 16 April 2008

By Tom Clarke

New research suggests that popping mega vitamin doses won't help you live longer - and could even lead to a premature death.

A review of 67 studies found "no convincing evidence" that high dose antioxidant supplements cut the risk of dying.

And the scientists at Copenhagen University said vitamins A and E could even interfere with the body's natural defences.

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