When people take multivitamins they get a false sense of invulnerability, a new study shows. And that can translate into a greater tendency to head down the path of risky behavior, MSNBC reported.

The study found that people didn't even need to be given real supplements for a devil-may-care attitude to develop -- they just needed to be told they were swallowing something healthful.

For their study, Taiwanese researchers gave placebo pills to 82 volunteers, half of whom were told the capsules contained vitamins. The rest were told the truth -- that these were simply sugar pills.

Those taking phony supplements reported a greater sense of invulnerability and less of a desire to exercise. They also were more likely to consider engaging in casual sex, sunbathing and binge-drinking.

(China.org.cn November 26, 2011)

据美国微软全国广播公司报道，最新研究发现，人们在服用综合维他命片后会产生一种错觉，认为自己身体很好、刀枪不入。这意味着你可能会更不注意身体，而产生一些危险的行为。

研究发现，人们甚至并不需要吃真的补品，这种漫不经心的态度只需要被告知他们吃的很健康。

台湾科学家组织了82名志愿者进行实验，给他们服用安慰剂（由没有药效，也没有毒副作用的物质制成）。其中，一半的志愿者被告知他们服用的是维他命药丸。而剩下的人就告诉他们实情，即他们服用的只是糖衣药丸。

那些吃了假补品的人后就有种刀枪不入的感觉，并且不愿意做运动。他们更热衷于滥交、日光浴和饮酒作乐。