Newsweek Article On Antioxidant Supplements-Action Alert

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The Newsweek article excerpt:

" The first hints that the bandwagon was crashing came from the hundreds of

studies that have tried to assess the health effects of antioxidant supplements.

The results have not been pretty. In 2008 the Cochrane Collaboration, an

international consortium of scientists who assess medical research, scrutinized

67 studies with nearly 400,000 participants. The goal: to determine whether

antioxidant supplements reduce mortality in either healthy people or in people

with cardiovascular, neurological, rheumatoid, renal, endocrine, or other

diseases. Conclusion: “We found no evidence to support antioxidant supplements

for primary or secondary prevention, [and] Vitamin A, beta-carotene, and vitamin

E may increase mortality.”

For the full article, click here:

http://www.newsweek.com/2011/01/25/antioxidants-fall-from-grace.html

The rebuttal to the article:

http://www.anh-usa.org/newsweek-publishes-disgraceful-article-on-antioxidants-ac\

tion-alert/

[Guest guest]

The use of vitamins and supplements has to be incorporated into people eating a

high nutrient diet, getting exercise, keeping well hydrated and cleansing and

healing their energy bodies (meditation, yoga, Reiki), significantly reducing

stress, conflict and drama in life and developing an attitude of positive

thinking and happiness.

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The Newsweek article excerpt:

" The first hints that the bandwagon was crashing came from the hundreds of

studies that have tried to assess the health effects of antioxidant supplements.

The results have not been pretty. In 2008 the Cochrane Collaboration, an

international consortium of scientists who assess medical research, scrutinized

67 studies with nearly 400,000 participants. The goal: to determine whether

antioxidant supplements reduce mortality in either healthy people or in people

with cardiovascular, neurological, rheumatoid, renal, endocrine, or other

diseases. Conclusion: “We found no evidence to support antioxidant supplements

for primary or secondary prevention, [and] Vitamin A, beta-carotene, and vitamin

E may increase mortality.â€

For the full article, click here:

http://www.newsweek.com/2011/01/25/antioxidants-fall-from-grace.html

The rebuttal to the article:

http://www.anh-usa.org/newsweek-publishes-disgraceful-article-on-antioxidants-ac\

tion-alert/

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