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Barry Groves did a little slam on antioxidants in his book “Trick and Treat”, in the chapter “Why ‘Five Portions?'”. He argues that 1) many antioxidants are not absorbed intestinally, 2) chemicals which have antioxidant properties in vitro may have no effect in vivo, and 3) some antioxidants might actually be harmful. Of the articles he references, the most extensive and critical is this one, published in FEBS Letters(Federation of European Biochemical Societies): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T36-4BDW15Y-3&_user=10&_coverDate=01%2F30%2F2004&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=86248ba78303b2a0a650ea6a3386e594 (free full text) He also uses this (http://www.annals.org/content/134/12/1106.full.pdf+html (free full text)) and this (http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2802%2909328-5/fulltext (free full text w/ registration)) to show that antioxidants have “dismal findings”… Read more »
Barry Groves did a little slam on antioxidants in his book “Trick and Treat”, in the chapter “Why ‘Five Portions?'”. He argues that 1) many antioxidants are not absorbed intestinally, 2) chemicals which have antioxidant properties in vitro may have no effect in vivo, and 3) some antioxidants might actually be harmful. Of the articles he references, the most extensive and critical is this one, published in FEBS Letters(Federation of European Biochemical Societies): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T36-4BDW15Y-3&_user=10&_coverDate=01%2F30%2F2004&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=86248ba78303b2a0a650ea6a3386e594 (free full text) He also uses this (http://www.annals.org/content/134/12/1106.full.pdf+html (free full text)) and this (http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2802%2909328-5/fulltext (free full text w/ registration)) to show that antioxidants have “dismal findings”… Read more »
Thanks for the information, Jared. I’m familiar with the large scale trials on antioxidants, but I didn’t know about Groves or his book.