VITAL in the News
Here is a sampling of media coverage of VITAL, organized in reverse chronologic order. The study has received a lot of media attention. For example, at least 382 news stories have appeared on the VITAL vitamin D and fracture findings, some of which are listed below.
Latest media coverage:
- Vitamin D: Who Benefits from Supplements Now?
Medscape, July 16, 2024
- Who Benefits from Omega-3/Fish Oil Supplements?
Medscape, June 4, 2024
- What We Know — and Don't Know — about the Benefits of Vitamin D
CommonHealth (WBUR's weekly health newsletter), March 5, 2024
- Preventing Autoimmune Diseases: New Findings on Vitamin D, Omega-3 Supplements
Medscape, February 7, 2024
- How Much Vitamin D Do You Need to Stay Healthy?
Scientific American, January 1, 2024
- High BMI May Reduce the Benefits of Vitamin D Supplements
Technology Networks, May 13, 2023
- Vitamin D Supplements Linked to Lower Risk of Advanced Cancer
Harvard Health Publishing, April 7, 2023
- Your Weight Could Alter Vitamin D’s Effect on Health
U.S. News, January 24, 2023
- Vitamin D Benefits Linked to Body Weight
Harvard Gazette, January 17, 2023
- Vitamin D Doesn’t Reduce Statin-Associated Muscle Symptoms: VITAL
tctMD, November 25, 2022
- Vitamin D Fails to Reduce Statin-Associated Muscle Pain
Northwestern Now, November 23, 2022
- Vitamin D: Recent Findings and Implications
Video commentary by Dr. JoAnn Manson, VITAL Principal Investigator
MedScape, October 12, 2022
- Vitamin D for Heart Health: Where the Benefits Begin and End
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute – Research Feature, September 27, 2022
- Vitamin D, Omega-3 Won't Prevent Frailty, Study Warns Healthy Seniors
UPI, September 13. 2022
- Sex Differences and AFib: New Study Flips Conventional Wisdom
ScienceDaily, August 31, 2022
- Turns Out You Likely Don’t Need Vitamin D Supplements for Strong Bones
Harvard Gazette, August 16, 2022
- Research Is Mixed on the Benefits of Vitamin D Supplements. Should You Still Take Them?
VeryWell Health, August 15, 2022
- Taking This Popular Vitamin Won’t Protect Your Bones, Study Finds
CNN, July 27, 2022
- Vitamin D Supplements Fail to Lower Risk of Fractures in Healthy Adults, Study Says
UPI, July 27, 2022
- Fractures Not Prevented with Daily Vitamin D
MedPage Today, July 27, 2022
- Daily vitamin D Supplements Don’t Lower Risk of Bone Fractures, Study Finds
Stat, July 27, 2022
- Study Casts More Doubt on Use of High-dose Vitamin D Pills
Yahoo! News, July 27, 2022
- Vitamin D Supplements Cut Risk for Autoimmune Disease in VITAL
Video commentary by Dr. JoAnn Manson, VITAL Principal Investigator
Medscape, February 16, 2022
- Vitamin D and Fish Oil Supplements Reduce Risk of Autoimmune Conditions
Medical News Today, February 2, 2022
- Study Finds Vitamin D Supplements with or without Omega-3s Decreased Risk of Autoimmune Diseases
EurekAlert│AAAS, January 26, 2022
- What Do Scientists Know About Vitamin D and Cancer?
Discover Magazine, January 20, 2022
- Clinical Trial Reveals that Omega-3 Fish Oil Supplements Do Not Help Prevent Depression
Massachusetts General Hospital Press Release, December 21, 2021
- In Atrial Fibrillation, are Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Vitamin D a Help or Hindrance?
MedPage Today, June 29, 2021
- Advisory: Study Confirms Vitamin D, Fish Oil Don't Lower Atrial Fibrillation Risk
EurekAlert│AAAS, March 16, 2021
- Vitamin D, Fish Oil Supplements Don't Benefit Cardiovascular Health, New Study Finds
ABC News, November 24, 2020
- Study: Vitamin D Reduces Risk for Metastatic Cancer, Death by 17%
UPI, November 18, 2020
- Vitamin D Supplementation Tied to Reduction in Advanced Cancer
HealthDay, November 18, 2020
- Large Study Shows Vitamin D Won't Help Depression
MedPage Today, August 26, 2020
- Fish Oil and Vitamin D Fail in Knee Osteoarthritis
MedPage Today, June 27, 2020
- Study Finds Vitamin D, Fish Oil Do Not Curb Inflammation
Lab Tests Online, December 3, 2019
- New VITAL Analyses Shed Light on Vitamin D for Bone Health, Fall Prevention
Healio.com, September 26, 2019
Media coverage of primary VITAL results:
(Please note: The findings were complex. Media reporters focused on different aspects of the findings. For a complete summary of key findings, please click on issue 13 of our study newsletter or here.)
- Fish Oil Cuts Heart Attack Risk, Vitamin D Lowers Odds of Cancer Death
Reuters, November 12, 2018
- Fish, Fish Oil May Lower Your Heart Attack Risk
HealthDay, November 12, 2018
- Fish-oil Drugs Protect Heart Health, Two Studies Say
Washington Post, November 10, 2018
- Big Studies Give Mixed News on Fish Oil, Vitamin D
AP, November 10, 2018
- Fish Oil and Vitamin D Supplements May Not Help Prevent Heart Attacks and Cancer, Study Says
Time, November 10, 2018
- Vitamin D, Omega-3 Supplements Do Not Prevent Cancer or Heart Disease, Study Says
CNN, November 10, 2018
- Recent large-scale omega-3s trials are harbingers of better days for omega-3s research, experts say
NUTRAingredients.com, November 16, 2018
- VITAL Insights
Harvard Medical School News & Research, November 14, 2018
Earlier media coverage:
- Why Doesn't Fish Oil Prevent Heart Attacks Anymore?
Center for Science in the Public Interest, June 17, 2016
- Vitamin D Council podcast: Interview with Dr. JoAnn Manson
January 27, 2016
- Chasing Hot Molecules
ACS Central Science, January 14, 2016
- Vitamin D: How Much Do You Really Need?
Martha Stewart, September 15, 2015
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Vitamin D supplements: Panacea, Placebo or Something in Between?
Washington Post, September 14, 2015 -
Want to Get Enough Vitamin D? Try Supplements—or Sunshine
Harvard Health, August 7, 2015 - Is Vitamin D a Wonder Pill?
Harvard Magazine, May-June 2015
- Fish Oil Claims Not Supported by Research
New York Times, March 30, 2015
- The Vitamin D Dilemma: How Much Should We Be Taking?
The Globe and Mail, March 29, 2015
- Who Should—and Shouldn't—Take Vitamin D
Time, March 27, 2015
- Lay Off the Mega-Doses of Vitamin D
Washington Post, February 24, 2015
- Debating Vitamin D: Leading Docs Still Wrangling On Best Dose For Patients
WBUR’s CommonHealth, February 20, 2015
- Vitamin D Testing Not Recommended for Most People
Harvard Health, November 26, 2014
- Exploring the Link between Cancer and Vitamin D
Cancer Today, Fall 2014
- The Fishy Origins of the Fish Oil Craze
Slate, August 3, 2014
- Vitamin D and Cancer Prevention
National Cancer Institute, October 21, 2013
- Nutrition: The Vitamin D Complex
Nature, September 27, 2012
- Vitamin D on Trial
The Scientist, March 1, 2012
- The Power of D: Sunshine Vitamin’s Potential Health Benefits Stir Up, Split Scientists
ScienceNews, July 16, 2011
- Boosting Vitamin D: Not Enough or Too Much?
The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health, March 2011
- Vitamin D Benefits: Hope or Hype?
ABC News, November 8, 2011
- New Guidelines for Vitamin D and Calcium
Time, November 30, 2010
- From Sun & Sea: New Study Puts Vitamin D and
Omega-3s to the Test
Nutrition Action, November 2009