Thursday, February 16, 2006

Vitamin supplements don’t prevent prostate cancer

Taking the vitamins E and C or the nutrient beta-carotene doesn’t protect against prostate cancer, says the latest study in the continuing, confusing quest to determine when supplements really help health.

The government research, published Tuesday in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, is among many large studies examining whether these antioxidants play a role in prostate cancer when taken as pills - instead of when they’re consumed as part of an overall healthy diet.

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