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3 hours ago, dcarch said:Try Google " Can too much antioxidant cause cancer?"
dcarch
google is not a medical search.
google can turn up plenty of "pro" anecdotal evidence and unsubstantiated opinion as well
there is some argument about the value of supplementation (although the AREDS recommendation for anyone with macular deregulation, or the precursor to that, is pretty firm in its recommendations), but much less 'controversy' about the value of antioxidants from FOOD.
3 hours ago, dcarch said:Try Google " Can too much antioxidant cause cancer?"
dcarch
google is not a medical search.
google can turn of plenty of "pro" anecdotal evidence and unsubstantiated opinion as well
there is some argument about the value of supplementation (although the AREDS recommendation for anyone with macular deregulation, or the precursor to that, is pretty firm in its recommendations), but much less 'controversy' about the value of antioxidants from FOOD.
