Clipping Board » Dangerous Medicinal Tonics ─ Nutrients should be moderate in the body—excessive supplementation only becomes a burden.
Update Date: 2008/12/31 14:42
(Reuters Washington 30th)
Recent research indicates that even years of supplementation with nutrients such as Beta Carotene, Vitamin C, and E cannot reduce the overall risk of cancer. This study casts doubt on the possibility of such nutritional supplements preventing cancer.
Published today in the "Journal of the National Cancer Institute," this research followed 7,627 women, who were on average over 60 years old at the start of the study and took vitamin supplements for about nine and a half years. Some of these women took 500 mg of Vitamin C daily, 600 International Units (IU) of Vitamin E every other day, or 50 mg of Beta Carotene, or a combination of these three vitamin supplements, while another group took a placebo. The results showed similar cancer rates and mortality rates between those who took vitamin supplements and those who did not.
Dr. JoAnn Manson from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and Harvard Medical School stated in the report: "Although a healthy diet rich in fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk of cancer, the same benefits cannot be achieved simply by taking a few vitamin pills." Central News Agency (Translation)
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New Study Confirms Vitamin Supplements Do Not Prevent Cancer
(Reuters Washington 30th)
Recent research indicates that even years of supplementation with nutrients such as Beta Carotene, Vitamin C, and E cannot reduce the overall risk of cancer. This study casts doubt on the possibility of such nutritional supplements preventing cancer.
Published today in the "Journal of the National Cancer Institute," this research followed 7,627 women, who were on average over 60 years old at the start of the study and took vitamin supplements for about nine and a half years. Some of these women took 500 mg of Vitamin C daily, 600 International Units (IU) of Vitamin E every other day, or 50 mg of Beta Carotene, or a combination of these three vitamin supplements, while another group took a placebo. The results showed similar cancer rates and mortality rates between those who took vitamin supplements and those who did not.
Dr. JoAnn Manson from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and Harvard Medical School stated in the report: "Although a healthy diet rich in fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk of cancer, the same benefits cannot be achieved simply by taking a few vitamin pills." Central News Agency (Translation)
Source: http:/ / tw. news. yahoo. com/ art……url/ d/ a/ 081231/ 16/ 1c4vb. html
2009/01/08 09:46