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Taking very high vitamin doses could harm the body by inhibiting its ability to heal, new research indicates.
Millions take pills to boost their levels of vitamins including C and E, which are antioxidants.
These mop up ?free radical? molecules, also known as reactive oxygen species (ROS), that have been linked to premature ageing and cancer.
For many years the prevailing view has been that extremely high doses of antioxidants do no harm, leading for instance to high dose vitamin C pills, which contain 10 times one?s recommended daily amount.
However, scientists are discovering hints that free radicals can be useful to the body..
Manchester University scientists have found that animals which can regrow their tails, only do so if they have sufficient levels of free radicals.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...e-vitamins-could-inhibit-healing-process.html
Millions take pills to boost their levels of vitamins including C and E, which are antioxidants.
These mop up ?free radical? molecules, also known as reactive oxygen species (ROS), that have been linked to premature ageing and cancer.
For many years the prevailing view has been that extremely high doses of antioxidants do no harm, leading for instance to high dose vitamin C pills, which contain 10 times one?s recommended daily amount.
However, scientists are discovering hints that free radicals can be useful to the body..
Manchester University scientists have found that animals which can regrow their tails, only do so if they have sufficient levels of free radicals.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...e-vitamins-could-inhibit-healing-process.html