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      Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Leading Causes of Death in Males United States, 2006
    
      University of Maryland Medical Center:Coenzyme Q10
    
      Oncology Reports;"Dietary Boron Intake and Prostate Cancer Risk"; Y Cui, MI Winton, ZF Zhang, et. al.; April 2004
    
      American Dietetic Association:Nutrition for Older Men
    
      Mercola.com: Sun Exposure
    
      American Heart Association: Fish and Omega-3 Fatty Acids
    
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      Medline Plus: "Health screenings for men ages 40 to 64"
    
      UAB: "Starr Steinhilber"
    
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      NIH: "Vitamin D"
    
      NIH: "Potassium"
    
      Journal of Affective Disorders Reports: "Serum long chain omega-3 fatty acids and depression among adults in the United States: An analysis of NHANES 2011–2012"
    
      Circulation: "2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease"
    
      CDC: "Leading Causes of Death - Males - All races and origins - United States, 2016"
    
      Dr. Keri Marshall: "About"
    
      NIH: "Frequently Asked Questions, Which brand(s) of dietary supplements should I purchase?"
    
      Oregon State University: "Micronutrient Inadequacies in the US Population: an Overview"
    
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Experts outline the best vitamins for a 40-year-old man, including multivitamins and other nutrients such as omega-3s.

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  • What to Look For

Each of the supplements we’re recommending has been third-party tested (e.g., tested by someone not affiliated with the brand); comes recommended by Chris Mohr or Keri Marshall, ND, director of medical and scientific communications at Pharmavite (the experts quoted in this article); and/or approved by ConsumerLab, a leading provider of independent test results to help both consumers and healthcare professionals find high-quality supplements (and other health and nutrition products).

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      Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Leading Causes of Death in Males United States, 2006
    
      University of Maryland Medical Center:Coenzyme Q10
    
      Oncology Reports;"Dietary Boron Intake and Prostate Cancer Risk"; Y Cui, MI Winton, ZF Zhang, et. al.; April 2004
    
      American Dietetic Association:Nutrition for Older Men
    
      Mercola.com: Sun Exposure
    
      American Heart Association: Fish and Omega-3 Fatty Acids
    
      Mohr Results: "About Chris & Kara Mohr"
    
      Medline Plus: "Health screenings for men ages 40 to 64"
    
      UAB: "Starr Steinhilber"
    
      Nutrients: "Inadequacy of Immune Health Nutrients: Intakes in US Adults, the 2005–2016 NHANES"
    
      NIH: "Vitamin D"
    
      NIH: "Potassium"
    
      Journal of Affective Disorders Reports: "Serum long chain omega-3 fatty acids and depression among adults in the United States: An analysis of NHANES 2011–2012"
    
      Circulation: "2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease"
    
      CDC: "Leading Causes of Death - Males - All races and origins - United States, 2016"
    
      Dr. Keri Marshall: "About"
    
      NIH: "Frequently Asked Questions, Which brand(s) of dietary supplements should I purchase?"
    
      Oregon State University: "Micronutrient Inadequacies in the US Population: an Overview"
    
      Complementary and Alternative Medicine: "Therapeutic Uses of Magnesium"
    
      NIH: "Magnesium"
    
      Molecular Aspects of Medicine: "Nutrition and human health from a sex–gender perspective"