Vitamin C and E, Not Reduce The Risk of Cancer

From the end of the study involving nearly 15,000 men in the U.S., consume vitamin C pills and E did not reduce the risk of cancer "After almost 10 years the respondents consume supplement containing vitamin C or E, we find no evidence to support the use of both the complement in the prevention cancer, "said Howard D. Sesso, Sc.D., MPH, assistant professor in the department's health Brigham and Women's Hospital.

"Although the use of additional vitamins C and E did not produce the benefits of protection, the two complement is also not dangerous," he said.

The research, funded by the National Institutes of Health and some of the vitamins, the risk of cancer in the track 14,641 U.S. male doctors who use vitamin E 400 IU per day or a substitute for substance, or 500 milligram daily vitamin V or material replacement. The average age they are 64 years old at the beginning of the study and their development was followed for an average of eight years.

The participants of the 1929 cases of cancer, prostat cancer, including 1013. Overall, 490 men who consume vitamin E fell ill prostat cancer while 523 men are in a group of materials. Similar results seen in the user's vitamin C. Overall, the risk of cancer usually do not show the different between the two groups is.

"The experiment was conducted with the clinic as well this quickly close the door for hope that the vitamin supplement that may be found to protect the public from the human cancer," said Marji McCullough, head of nutrition at the American Cancer Society. "Is that there may be benefits to the sub-groups that can not be measured, but the overall result is not encouraging."

Society has received a lot of good and bad news about vitamin. Study and previous laboratory research that reported that people who consume foods that contain lots of vitamin C and E have evidenced a lower risk for cancer fell ill, have stated that consumption of both vitamins as a supplement may benefit protection.

"American Cancer Society both recommend that people get the vitamins and other nutrients with the food they consume most of the plants, a variety of vegetables, fruit and whole grains. Bonusnya is the type of food that help prevent obesity, which increase the risk of some types of cancer," said McCullough