I've summarized a few articles over the past few years that question the theory that antioxidant supplements have a salutary effect on health and cancer.
Why those antioxidants may be causing more harm than good. by Brian Clegg of the Mailonline.com. He notes that the boring activities of maintaining a proper weight, refraining from smoking and excessive drinking, exercising have been shown to work. Antioxidant supplements can not be treated as a magic bullet.
Vitamin pills can lead you to take health risks - Ben Goldacre - UK Gardian. People who thought they took a vitamin pill smoked more than those who were told they took a placebo.
Nobel laureate warns against antioxidant supplements - by Susan Perry at MinnPost. James D. Watson offered a scathing critique of current cancer research and of the problems with the use of antioxidant supplements. At least in the lab antioxidants appear to give cancer cells a better chance of survival.
Since I have been consuming antioxidant cereal and taken a male multivitamin with selenium I was a bit surprised by the research and the opinion of Mr. Watson. I shouldn't be in retrospect as the Greek maxim of everything in moderation appears to be a good general guide to life.
The controversy over the effectiveness of antioxidants will be worth watching.
Why those antioxidants may be causing more harm than good. by Brian Clegg of the Mailonline.com. He notes that the boring activities of maintaining a proper weight, refraining from smoking and excessive drinking, exercising have been shown to work. Antioxidant supplements can not be treated as a magic bullet.
Vitamin pills can lead you to take health risks - Ben Goldacre - UK Gardian. People who thought they took a vitamin pill smoked more than those who were told they took a placebo.
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| James D. Watson Reuters AP photo |
Nobel laureate warns against antioxidant supplements - by Susan Perry at MinnPost. James D. Watson offered a scathing critique of current cancer research and of the problems with the use of antioxidant supplements. At least in the lab antioxidants appear to give cancer cells a better chance of survival.
Since I have been consuming antioxidant cereal and taken a male multivitamin with selenium I was a bit surprised by the research and the opinion of Mr. Watson. I shouldn't be in retrospect as the Greek maxim of everything in moderation appears to be a good general guide to life.
The controversy over the effectiveness of antioxidants will be worth watching.
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