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Friday, March 16, 2007
Vitamins bad for health?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Results of recent research studies are putting a kink in the hypothesis that taking antioxidant vitamin supplements ( Betacarotene, Vitamins E, A and C) is a slam dunk to improve your health; in fact they show the opposite.
In a study published last month in The Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers in Europe analyzed data from 68 large trials in which more than 232,000 adults were given antioxidant supplements. The scientists concluded, subjects taking vitamins A and E and beta carotene saw a slightly increased risk of death compared with those who did not take supplements. (Vitamin C had no effect on mortality, the team found.) So are America’s most popular vitamins actually harmful? Not likely, other experts say. Although antioxidant supplements have not been the cure-alls scientists had hoped for, there may yet be a place for them. What everyone seems to agree upon is that the upside can be gained by eating foods naturally rich in hundreds of antioxidants such as fruits, vegetables and whole grains. What’s your view on taking vitamin supplements???
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