Women need special "women's multivitamins" with different formulations than men
Women require fundamentally different vitamin formulations marketed specifically for women
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Effect of multivitamin-mineral supplementation versus placebo on cognitive function: results from the clinic subcohort of the COcoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study (COSMOS) randomized clinical trial and meta-analysis of 3 cognitive studies within COSMOS
Published 2024Reviewer Insight1/22/2026This randomized clinical trial tested whether the same multivitamin (Centrum Silver) benefits both men and women for brain health. 573 adults aged 60+ (282 women, 291 men) took either the multivitamin or placebo for 2 years with detailed cognitive testing. Results showed the same formulation improved memory equally in both sexes (P=0.88 for sex interaction). Since men and women benefited identically from the same multivitamin, this contradicts the claim that women need special "women's formulations. Note: This study is not being assessed for its findings on cognitive improvement from multivitamin use. That would require a separate claim focused specifically on cognitive benefits.
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