Antioxidants May Not Ward Off Dementia After All
By Rachael Rettner, Senior Writer | March 20, 2017 11:46am ET
Antioxidant supplements may not help ward off dementia, a new study suggests. Although previous research had suggested a possible link between the two, this latest study is one of the largest studies to investigate whether antioxidants could help ward off dementia, and found no such link.
Researchers analyzed information from more than 7,500 U.S. men ages 60 and older who were randomly assigned to take a daily vitamin E supplement, a daily selenium supplement, both supplements or a placebo. Both vitamin E and the mineral selenium are antioxidants, which means they may prevent some types of damage in cells.
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