5 Scary Reasons To Stop Taking Multivitamins (And What To Take Instead)

2. You Could Die (Though It Isn’t Likely)

While very occasionally folic acid supplements might help someone, they can also increase the risk of early death in about the same number of people (one in 200, or 0.5 percent). Likewise, studies of antioxidant supplements found an increased risk of early death for one in 250 people taking them.