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Antioxidants may reduce breast cancer risk
2 September 2011
Increased intakes of beta-carotene, vitamin C, vitamin E and zinc may protect against breast cancer in postmenopausal women, suggests a new Canadian study.
01 September 2010
2 September 2011
Increased intakes of beta-carotene, vitamin C, vitamin E and zinc may protect against breast cancer in postmenopausal women, suggests a new Canadian study.
9 March 2009
Maintaining adequate levels of vitamin D during winter months requires a daily dose of 20 micrograms, four times the current recommended dose, according to a new study.
1 September 2010
Several research approaches, particularly observational studies, suggest that diets rich in antioxidant nutrients (esp. vitamins C and E, beta-carotene, and selenium), and/or supplements containing one or more of these nutrients, are associated with a reduction in the risk of several age-related chronic diseases (e.g. some forms of cancer, cardiovascular, eye, and neurodegenerative diseases).