Study by the Journal of the American Medical Association is fatally flawed: Vitamins actually 'could shorten lifespan'.

News Type: Event — Seeded on Wed Feb 28, 2007 4:57 PM EST

Article Source: BBC News

health, nutrition, vitamins, ama, american-medical-association, antioxidant-supplements, beta-carotene, bad-advice

After reviewing dozens of previous studies regarding the use of antioxidant supplements such as vitamins A and E, and beta-carotene, a supplements industry expert said the Journal of the American Medical Association study was fatally flawed.

"Our findings contradict the findings of observational studies claiming that antioxidants improve health."

"Considering that 10% to 20% of the adult population in Europe and North America may consume the supplements, the public health consequences may be substantial."

They said there were several different explanations for this increase in risk - and suggested that knocking out 'free radicals' might actually interfere with a natural defence mechanism within the body.

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This news reminds me of another interesting article I read earlier today called, The Science of Getting It Wrong: How to Deal with False Research Findings. To sum it up, a medical researcher is offering mathematical "proof" that most published research results are wrong.

we cannot assume that an intervention is necessarily safe in the absence of strong data testifying to this.

He proposes that researchers cooperate more with one another to confirm or deny findings rather than to publish research regarding new achievement and discoveries that could be overturned later. Meanwhile, doctors and health officials have to decide how to treat patients based on published research that could be overturned later.

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