 Multiple randomized, double-blind, controlled human trials (the "gold standard" for medical studies) from reputable medical schools and journals show that high doses of antioxidants:
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Actually increase the risk of stroke, heart attack and cancers in humans.
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Caused a 68% increase skin cancer in women. For melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, there was a 400% increase among the women taking antioxidant supplements. The Supplementation in Vitamins and Mineral Antioxidants trial recruited 7,876 women ages 35 to 60 and 5,141 men ages 45 to 60. Participants were randomly assigned to take either a daily capsule containing 120 mg of ascorbic acid, 30 mg of vitamin E, 6 mg of beta carotene, 100 mcg of selenium, and 20 mg of zinc or placebo. Participants were followed-up for a median of 7.5 years. The authors had previously reported that supplementation with antioxidants (beta carotene, ascorbic acid, vitamin E, selenium, and zinc) did not reduce cancer incidence, cardiovascular disease, or all cause mortality compared with placebo.(7, 8)
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6 JAMA, February 28, 2007-Vol 297, No. 8, www.jama.com at University of Wisconsin -Madison.
7The Journal of American Society of Nutrition, 2007, "Antioxidant Supplementation Increases the Risk of Skin Cancers in Women but Not in Men."
8 Arch Intern Med. 2004; 164: 2335-2342.
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