Multivitamin/mineral Supplements - Change History

Fact Sheet for Consumers

February 15, 2024

View change — Updated the “What are some effects of MVMs on health?” section to add another study that examined the effects of an MVM supplement on cognitive function in older adults.

June 6, 2023

Updated the “What are some effects of MVMs on health?” section to add another study that examined the effects of an MVM supplement on memory in older adults.

October 11, 2022

Updated the “What are some effects of MVMs on health?” section to add that one study found that MVM use for 3 years in older people improved cognitive function, memory, and related mental skills.

June 22, 2022

Added text to the "What are some effects of MVMs on health?" section about a large study in men and women ages 60–65 years and older in which people who took a basic MVM for about 3.6 years did not have a lower risk of developing cancer, except for lung cancer.

February 1, 2022

This fact sheet was comprehensively reviewed and extensively revised.

March 22, 2021

Linked to the new edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and updated the associated text.

November 22, 2019

Updated the link to the DRI calculator.