Consume pills or supplements of vitamin C and vitamin E it does not affect the risk of a contagious cancer, so the latest results of research involving about 15,000 men in the United States.

“After almost 10 years, the participants do vitamin C or E supplementation, we find no evidence that supports the use of both supplements in the prevention of cancer,” said Howard D. Sesso, Sc.D., MPH, assistant professor in the departments of health Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

“Although the use of supplements of vitamin C and E does not provide the benefits of protection, the second supplement is also not dangerous,” he added.

Research, which funded the National Institutes of Health and a number of vitamin producers, track cancer risk in 14,641 male doctors who use U.S. 400 IU of vitamin E every day or plasebo, or 500 milligram per day of vitamin V or plasebo. The average age of participants is 64 years old at the beginning of research and development followed them for eight years.

Some 1,929 cases of cancer were found among the participants, including 1,013 prostate cancer. In total, 490 men who consume vitamin E were prostate cancer. Meanwhile, the group plasebo, 523 cases of cancer experienced by men.

Seen similar results in the user vitamin C. Overall, the risk of cancer showed no difference in improvement between the two groups.

“Experiments such as these clinical quickly close the door to hope that supplementation general found that vitamins may protect humans from cancer,” said Marji McCullough, head of nutrition at the American Cancer Society.

“To get two vitamins and other nutritional substances, the American Cancer Society recommends that people consume foods derived from plants - vegetables, fruit and types of cereals. Bonusnya is the type of foods that help prevent obesity, which increase the risk of several types of cancer, “says McCullough.

Tags: cancer, vitamin C, vitamin E
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