Nutrition

Antioxidant supplementation may reduce incidence of cancer in men

Published in Cancer Weekly, December 14th, 2004

Low-dose antioxidant supplementation may reduce the risk of cancer among men, but not in women, according to a new study.

Antioxidants including beta carotene, ascorbic acid, vitamin E, selenium, and zinc may prevent some of the harmful effects caused by free radicals - reactive molecules produced by metabolism in the body. It has also been suggested that a low dietary intake of antioxidants increases the incidence of cancer and cardiovascular disease.

Serge Hercberg, MD, PhD, of the Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale (INSERM) and Unite de Surveillance et d'Epidemiologie Nutritionnelle, Paris, and colleagues tested the efficacy...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2004-12-14)

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