With the exception of fish oil, antioxidant supplements do heart patients more harm than good.
Some doctors recommend that breast cancer patients take antioxidant supplements.
Some antioxidant supplements may promote disease and increase mortality in humans.
Nevertheless, antioxidant supplements do not appear to increase life expectancy in humans.
There's even some reason to worry that antioxidant supplements may protect cancer cells, although it is controversial.
Don't use acaí along with other antioxidant supplements without your doctor's approval.
The essential premise behind antioxidant supplements remains intact, researchers say.
There is growing concern that taking high doses of antioxidant supplements such as vitamin A might do more harm than good.
They then gave each volunteer either an antioxidant supplement or placebo while continuing them on the special diet.
Other studies have now shown that antioxidant supplements may be disease-promoting and increase mortality in humans.