Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Vitamins 'may shorten your life'

The BBC reports
Research has suggested vitamin supplements do not extend life and could even lead to a premature death.
A review of 67 studies found "no convincing evidence" that antioxidant supplements cut the risk of dying.
Scientists at Copenhagen University said vitamins A and E could interfere with the body's natural defences
. (full story)

spcifically, vitamin E may be linked to lung cancer (here)

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