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Article: Antioxidant vitamins not the fountain of youth
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- Capital (Annapolis)
- Article date:
- March 4, 2007
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CHICAGO (AP) - Antioxidant vitamins, including A, E and C, don't
help you live longer, according to an analysis of dozens of studies
of these popular supplements.
The new review showing no long-life benefit from those vitamins,
plus beta carotene and selenium, adds to growing evidence questioning
the value of these supplements.
Some experts, however, said it's too early to toss out all vitamin
pills - or the possibility that they may have some health benefits.
Others said the study supports the theory that antioxidants work best
when they are consumed in food rather than pills.
An estimated 80 million to 160 million people take antioxidants in
North America and Europe, about 10 to 20 percent ...