Source: LOHAS Weekly Newsletter
Published: Wednesday, December 24, 2003

Vitamin takers exhibit 32-percent lower CRP levels.

C-reactive protein (CRP), a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, can be reduced in those who take a multivitamin, according to a new study by The Cooper Institute. The study showed that test subjects who took a 24-ingredient multivitamin had 32-percent lower levels of CRP. A Dec. 16 Cooper announcement about the study does not mention the number of subjects involved, however it notes that 67 percent of the study population was male. Since CRP levels fluctuate during menstruation, the remaining 33 percent of subjects were postmenopausal women.

Cooper is based in Dallas.