Study: Vitamin C,E Supplements Don't Improve Odds Against Cancer
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17 November, 2008 01:13 GMT
Neither vitamin C nor vitamin E showed any protective benefits against cancer in a 10-year study following 14,641 male doctors, researchers have concluded. Earlier studies had suggested that these antioxidants might be effective in warding off cancer, but it's possible that obtaining them as part of a balanced, healthy diet might offer more advantages than taking them in pill form.
Results from the same study also indicated that vitamin C and E supplements were not helpful against heart disease.
"Antioxidants ... have been shown as a group to have potential benefit," said Howard D. Sesso, ScD, MPH, an assistant professor of medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital and one of the leaders of the Physicians Health Study team.
Even though there was no evidence of protection, taking the two vitamins did not cause any harm, he noted.
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