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When supplement benefits create new health fears

I take calcium because I'm terrified of osteoporosis like my mom but I read it might cause heart problems and now I don't know if I'm preventing one disease while causing another.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Awareness of potential side effects can transform protective behaviors into sources of additional anxiety and uncertainty.

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