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Article: Fed: new light shed on role of antioxidant vitamins
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- AAP General News (Australia)
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- August 21, 2000
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AAP General News (Australia)
08-21-2000
Fed: new light shed on role of antioxidant vitamins
A study showing that vitamins E and C together prevent the pregnancy complication pre-eclampsia
may lead to new understanding of the role of antioxidants.
British researcher Professor FRANK KELLY says scientists are on the verge of being
able to quantify the optimum intake of antioxidants to achieve peak health.
Prof KELLY, who is president of the European Society for Free Radical Research, says
recommended daily intakes of vitamins are based on preventing deficiency symptoms, not
on maintaining optimum health.
Prof KELLY showed in a randomised trial that pregnant women at ...