myLot Discussions on Antioxidant Supplements| Vitamin pills 'increase risk of death'! | | Common vitamin pills may "significantly" increase the risk of death, a new study has found.Vitamin A, vitamin E and beta carotene taken singly or with other supplements "significantly increase mortality", according to scientists from Copenhagen University Hospital in Denmark.The researchers found no evidence that Vitamin C could increase longevity, while selenium tended to reduce the risk of death.The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, involved analysis of 68 previous trials of the five antioxidant supplements, involving 232,606 participants.The Copenhagen team singled out 47 "low-bias risk" trials, with 180,938 participants, as being the best quality.Based on these low-bias studies, the supplements were found to be associated with a five per cent increased risk of mortality.Taking beta carotene was associated with a seven per cent risk, vitamin A with a 16 per cent risk and vitamin E with a four per cent risk, while there was no increased mortality risk with vitamin C or selenium.The authors wrote: "Our findings contradict the findings of observational studies, claiming that antioxidants improve health."Considering... | |
| | Supplement use doesn't help and may harm, study finds | | Supplements that millions of Americans take to stave off disease and slow the aging process do not boost longevity and appear to actually increase the risk of dying, according to the most comprehensive study of whether popular "antioxidants" help users live longer.The analysis, which pooled data from 68 studies involving more than 232,000 people, found no evidence that taking beta-carotene, Vitamin A or Vitamin E extends life span. In fact, the analysis indicated that the supplements increase the likelihood of dying by about 5 percent. Vitamin C and selenium appeared to have no impact — either way — on longevity.The study does not address the question of multivitamins.Based on the findings, published in today's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), the researchers warned that consumers should be cautious about taking supplements containing the nutrients. At least 150 million Americans regularly take dietary supplements that often include antioxidants."The message is: We shouldn't be putting anything in our mouths until we know whether it works," said Christian Gluud of the Copenhagen University Hospital in Denmark, who led the study. "It... | |
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| | Fighting The War On Free Radicals | | Broadly speaking, the word antioxidant is used to mean a substance which helps to control oxidation rate in a reaction. This is an important phenomenon from the point of view of both chemistry as well as biology.In biology the group of organic substances consisting of vitamins A, C & E fall under this category apart from several other substances. Inside the living cells there is a presence of free radicals which are the byproducts of various natural biological processes. These free radicals consist of oxygen molecules which have the affinity to become oxidized. This oxidation process can lead to the development of cancer in those cells. Therefore the antioxidants help to neutralize those free radicals through chemical reactions which act as cleaning agents inside the human body.The importance of antioxidants from the human health point of view cannot be overemphasized. There are two ways people can increase their antioxidant protection. Eating food high in antioxidants or by consuming the proper antioxidant supplements. The natural way to consume antioxidants involves eating sufficient quantities of fruits, vegetables and wholegrains such as carrot, spinach, sweet potato,... | |
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