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Taking multivitamins improves immune function in healthy adults.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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Is it true that taking multivitamins improves immune function in healthy adults?

Partly. A randomized trial in healthy older adults and a meta-analysis of older adults found multivitamin supplementation did not measurably alter immune function, while a general review of vitamins and immunity supports benefit only in severely malnourished people. The evidence covers only older or malnourished populations, not healthy adults generally.

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Evidence for · 1
Vitamins: Antioxidant Micronutrients and the Immune Response
2024
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Muhammad, F. M. & Pambuk, C. I. A. (2024). Vitamins: Antioxidant Micronutrients and the Immune Response. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.59324/ejmhr.2024.2(6).14

Evidence against · 3
The Effect of a Multivitamin and Mineral Supplement on Immune Function in Healthy Older Adults: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Controlled Trial
2020
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Fantacone, M. L., Lowry, M. B., Uesugi, S., Michels, A. J., Choi, J., Leonard, S., Gombart, S. K., Gombart, J. S., Bobe, G., & Gombart, A. (2020). The Effect of a Multivitamin and Mineral Supplement on Immune Function in Healthy Older Adults: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Controlled Trial. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12082447

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Frontiers | Effects of micronutrient supplementation on immune function in older adults: a meta-analysis
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Frontiers | Effects of micronutrient supplementation on immune function in older adults: a meta-analysis. (n.d.). frontiersin.org. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/immunology/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2026.1732861/full

Multivitamins in Adult Medical Practice: Evidence, Risks, and Pragmatic Prescribing.
2026
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PM, N., S, A., & V, D. (2026). Multivitamins in Adult Medical Practice: Evidence, Risks, and Pragmatic Prescribing.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.101985

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