Edgar Miller

Edgar R. Miller III, MD, PhD
Professor at Johns Hopkins University
Research Interests: Cardiovascular Disease and Hypertension, Kidney Disease.

[Edgar Miller @ermiller14]

@davidwdowdy Great advice David. Our KL2 selection committee critiques of applicants aligns with your observations

[Edgar Miller @ermiller14]

@DrDeidraCrews great chat on vitamins thanks for viewing

[Edgar Miller @ermiller14]

Yes - big research needs. We know from trials that supplements do not lower your risk of dementia, cardiovascular disease or death - testing whether they make you feel better, better skin, hair,... would need to be tested in placebo-controlled randomized trials.

[Edgar Miller @ermiller14]

Recent meta-analysis 2017 in JAMA. "In this meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials, the use of supplements that included calcium, vitamin D, or both compared with placebo or no treatment was not associated with a lower risk of fractures among community-dwelling older adults"

[Edgar Miller @ermiller14]

Agree - eat less, move more, and rely on healthy food choices for disease prevention. If taking a multivitamin is a way to remember this every day, then probably ok to take - but don't count on the supplement to confer health benefits

[Edgar Miller @ermiller14]

Large randomized placebo controlled trials (where confounders are equally distributed in both arm) -best way to determine health benefits. Putting those trials together in meta-analyses have found no evidence to support antioxidant supplements for disease prevention #vitaminchat