I'm sorry. I should have linked to an English translation of the study: http://www.remedyspot.com/showthread.php/155664-Dietary-Supplement-Fanatics-Healthiest-O

I'm sorry. I should have linked to an English translation of the study: http://www.remedyspot.com/showthread.php/155664-Dietary-Supplement-Fanatics-Healthiest-Of-All http://www.remedyspot.com/showthread.php/155664-Dietary-Supp... "Nearly nine in ten multi-supplement users consumed 20 or more different kinds of supplements throughout the year... The results of the study are startling. Instead of anticipated side effects and overdosage, researchers found the following:" * Vitamin E levels among multi-supplement users were more than double that of non-users and multivitamin users. * Risk for diabetes was 73% less, coronary heart disease 52% less.. * Blood serum levels of carotenoids (beta carotene, lycopene, lutein) were three higher among multi-supplement users than non-users, and double that of multivitamin users. Except for the blood serum levels, I concede most of this does not counter your argument of correlation vs. causation.